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Re: Can a committee member be paid for doing maintenance of common property?

  • 01/12/2011
  • Author Boronia

struggler said: Our strata insurance has “volunteer” cover.  Therefore, we have believed that should any owner/resident volunteer to do something around the complex they would be covered.  However, once you…

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    Re: Who pays for damage from sewage backflow?

    • 01/12/2011
    • Author Jimmy-T

    I think Owners Corporation insurance  IS a form of public liability insurance.  The problem here is that the people running the Owners Corp had no idea of their responsibilities and…

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      Re: Hard Wired Smoke Alarms

      • 30/11/2011
      • Author considerate and fair

      Hi All, Yes agree with Jimmy, you are now having your fire safety checks so be relieved. We have our inspections twice a year, I don't care what the cost is,…

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        Re: Who pays for damage from sewage backflow?

        • 30/11/2011
        • Author Boronia

        If this type of damage is not, as claimed,  covered by the building insurance, might it not be covered by Public Liability ??

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          Re: Can a committee member be paid for doing maintenance of common property?

          • 30/11/2011
          • Author bpositive

          struggler said: I know that our SM advises us that should we decide to use someone to carry out maintenance in the complex (other than from their approved list of…

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            Re: Can a committee member be paid for doing maintenance of common property?

            • 29/11/2011
            • Author struggler

            Our strata insurance has “volunteer” cover.  Therefore, we have believed that should any owner/resident volunteer to do something around the complex they would be covered.  However, once you start paying…

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              Re: Who pays for damage from sewage backflow?

              • 29/11/2011
              • Author Jimmy-T

              kentstreet said: The executive committee meeting … advised they would direct me to try and claim through their insurance however this seems a “cop out” as we had already been advised previously…

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                Re: Who pays for damage from sewage backflow?

                • 29/11/2011
                • Author Austman

                I hope it all works out well. But I can see the OC's point of view.  Their building insurance would not always cover carpet or paintwork that is inside a…

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                  Re: Who pays for damage from sewage backflow?

                  • 28/11/2011
                  • Author kentstreet

                  Thanks so much Jimmy for your informative advise. I just couldn't understand from what I had been advised that the conflicting view of the body corporate made sense and suspect as I am young…

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                    Who pays for damage from sewage backflow?

                    • 28/11/2011
                    • Author kentstreet

                    Message: I would greatly appreciate your advice. I have an apartment on the lowest level of apartments in a large apartment block in Sydney CBD. Recently whilst I was away…

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                      Re: Can a committee member be paid for doing maintenance of common property?

                      • 27/11/2011
                      • Author Austman

                      When I have offered to do work for our OC (I'm on the EC) –  our management has stated that I'd need an ABN and Public Liability insurance.

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                        Re: Can a committee member be paid for doing maintenance of common property?

                        • 27/11/2011
                        • Author Whale

                        Jimmy has provided some sound advice, and if you get the job, you will also need to consider that whilst working in the way that you propose is clearly with…

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