Damage to Air Conditioner by gardeners employed by strata
We recently had out air conditioner damaged by a gardener employed by the strata committee (of which I'm a member). The A/C unit sits on common property and there are…
Identifying Strata Managers for Neighbouring Building
We have had an ongoing problem with the building next door. All letters to the body corporate have been ignored. Now there is an insurance claim to be made. Our…
Re: Financial Reports
An owner can request the item under s108 but that costs and it should only be necessary if the EC was refusing to be transparent. There is no real reason…
Re: Free-for-all on driveway
Chicane said: Our villa complex has a mix of two and three bedroom units but there is only one garage per unit. Many of the units have two car owners…
Termite responsibility
I seek advice on responsibility for termite damage in a strata townhouse. The situation is as follows: The ground floor of the townhouse in question appears to be on a…
$5 per hour “volunteers”
In our large, self managed, SP we have a reactive “volunteers will get job done” approach to doing, or fixing, things instead of a pro-active approach to the OCs duty…
Re: Car damaged while parked (illegally) in visitor spot
Trust me, Whale, I've been to a very similar place. Just claim on your OWN insurance. It's not worth the drama and sleepless nights if you do it any other…
Re: Car damaged while parked (illegally) in visitor spot
Thanks Urban & Dean, but this is a Strata matter, and my vehicle's covered by the Owners Corporation's Insurance (Legal Liability) that as an Owner I contribute to! If I…
Re: Car damaged while parked (illegally) in visitor spot
Urban Spaceman is probably right, let his insurance company look after it. He gets his car fixed pronto; then his insurance company will be the one to decide 1. whether…
Re: Car damaged while parked (illegally) in visitor spot
Whale should get it fixed through his own insurance company. It will be dead simple and any other path of action will cause him a terrific amount of angst and…
Re: Drafting a by-law
Dear Far Self drafting by-laws can lead to misinterpretation and it is a good idea to have the by-law drafted or reviewed by a strata law firm. A special privilege…
Re: Drafting a by-law
It sounds to me like you've put a skylight in the roof and perhaps some components of a security alarm system on the wall (like maybe the alarm siren and…