Re: Agents – the heroic and the horrific
You’re so right Jimmy! When, as Secretary of our self-managed Plan, I first started dealing with Rental Agents / Property Managers generally over reminders to pay my Proprietors' Levies (their…
Re: Garage remote down lift shaft
Agreed JT, bloody bad luck and expensive! Hopefully jeffk you may still be able to claim on your home insurance? Outrageous outlay, I am sure you are not able to…
Re: Who pays when insurers leave a gap
Did you have content's insurance Julie? I know I was told I needed it in case there was damage to paint on the walls etc. due to fire or other…
Re: Garage remote down lift shaft
There is a chance, albeit a remote one (no pun intended), that this may be covered by your home and contents insurance. Otherwise, I can't see any basis under which…
Who pays when insurers leave a gap
We suffered extensive damage from a water leak caused by a burst pipe in someone's laundry uspstairs. This was Christmas Eve last year. We basically had no help from strata…
Re: Water leaks – common vs lot property
It all comes down to liability versus responsibility versus getting the job done and Austman touched on it with this comment: It then becomes the OC's insurance company's decision to…
Re: Water leaks – common vs lot property
The pipe itself may very well be private property (i.e. the lot owner's responsibility to maintain and repair). However, I think repairing the damage caused by the water from the…
Re: Water leaks – common vs lot property
JeremyS – your initial thoughts are correct, and as Chris has suggested, there's no easy answer. The leaking pipe is in an internal wall so it's not Common Property, and…
Re: Swimming Pool in Common Area – how to manage the noise?
I can't help wondering if there isn't also a health and safety/insurance issue with one adult supervising 10 kids (especially when they admit they can't control them). The kids must…
Re: Water leaks – common vs lot property
In Victoria at least, the OC is responsible for the repair and maintenance of Common Property regardless of why the repair or maintenance is needed. Of course the OC can…
Water leaks – common vs lot property
The source of a water leak that has been ongoing for years has been finally resolved. This required the building manager removing a section of an apartment wall behind a…
Re: requesting financial information from the EC
Hi lacie, You can ask but you may not receive. Most of the information you want can be accessed by you, as an owner, by making a request under s108…