Re: Bad strata managers – and unlicensed tradespeople!
I was told that if the EC uses tradespeople provided by the SM then it is the SM’s responsibility to ensure they are licensed, insured, qualifiied etc. If the EC…
Re: Bad strata managers – and unlicensed tradespeople!
EC members have a certain but limited amount of legal ‘privilege’ when it comes to comment and they may be protected from being held personally accountable for their decisions by…
Re: Water Damage and who pays
Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your responses. Although all the different advice is confusing, it’s been very helpful. So what I can tell is that under the Fair Trading…
Re: Water Damage and who pays
I seem to recall the last time we had this discussion the word from on high was that if, for instance, a common property water pipe leaked and damaged the…
Re: Water Damage and who pays
@pmo said: Not correct sorry. If a water leak from OC pipe for example causes damage to your carpet then you have to claim on your insurance. OC does not…
Re: Water Damage and who pays
Not correct sorry. If a water leak from OC pipe for example causes damage to your carpet then you have to claim on your insurance. OC does not pay and…
Re: Water Damage and who pays
If the damage to your lot is due to a defect or defects in the common property, and from what you have said it sounds like that is the case,…
Re: Water Damage and who pays
Sorry, slight correction to that. Under Section 81 of the Act permanent floor coverings such as a floating floor form part of the “Building” and come under the OC’s building…
Re: Water Damage and who pays
Unfortunately you have to claim damage to your property on your own contents insurance. See https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Tenants_and_home_owners/Strata_schemes/Repairs_and_maintenance.html The floating floor may or may not be your property. It depends on whether…
Water Damage and who pays
Hi All, At the beginning of last year, both myself and my neighbour noticed water entering the bottom floor of our terraced apartments which we own. The strata company sent…
Re: Money, money, money.
The strata Act provides for the Owners Corporation (and that means you, the common people) to have a statement of all expenditure, holdings and estimates of its financial dealings. Have…
Re: Owners Corp & Repairs
Thanks for all your comments. Much appreciated. I would like to point out I did advise the Body Corporate through the Strata Manager that the work needed to be done. He…