Re: Is damage from a leaking roof covered by strata insurance
@just get on with it said: . Internal paintwork will also not be covered by the building insurance. Both items should be covered by your contents insurance though. Yes you…
Re: Is damage from a leaking roof covered by strata insurance
kiwipaul said BUT carpets are not covered by the building insurance and so for these you would have to claim on your contents insurance. Internal paintwork will also not…
Re: Is damage from a leaking roof covered by strata insurance
Hi helene If damage is caused to a lot owner’s property while the owners corporation are effecting a repair, the owners corporation are responsible to fix the damaged property. However,…
Re: Is damage from a leaking roof covered by strata insurance
Yes the damage to the ceiling would be covered by the Strata insurance BUT carpets are not covered by the building insurance and so for these you would have to…
Is damage from a leaking roof covered by strata insurance
During a recent storm, water came into the top floor unit damaging the ceiling paint work and the carpet. Our Strata Manager seems very reluctant to make a claim on…
Re: Insurance Excess
I believe you should be taking this up with the owner NOT the OC. I’m not sure whether a tenant can submit an insurance claim on the building insurance (I…
Re: Insurance Excess
Well nearly 4 months have passed by and my son still hasn’t received any reimbursement. The managing agents have chosen to ignore his constant requests to be paid, so a…
Re: Strata Insurance (Common Property) Strata Manager and Executive Committee
It sounds to me as if either of the following two things has occurred: 1) There was a defect in the original construction resulting the damp problem. Perhaps the damp…
Re: Strata Insurance (Common Property) Strata Manager and Executive Committee
I don’t see this being a strata building insurance issue at all, but check your product disclosure statement from the insurance co (it’s downloadable from their web site). It’s a…
Strata Insurance (Common Property) Strata Manager and Executive Committee
I have damp in my apartment. The common property wall running the length of the building sits with the damp earth outside beside it. It runs along my lounge, study…
Re: Insurance Excess
The cook top is not common property so the owners corporation have no obligation (or right to) carry out the repair. The lot owner is responsible for this. They will…
Re: Insurance Excess
@azur said: I think it quite fair that where a lot owner’s ‘fixtures’, such as the cooktop in this instance, which obviously does not form part of common property…