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    Anonymous

      Hello,

       

      Just wondering if anyone can provide some advice, im a FHO and new to the strata scene.

       I recently purchased a ground floor apartment and need to renovate (no structural changes, just refurbishing). I started to pull up the carpets and have found that the floor underneath is damp. I asked strata to send someone out to have a look as I thought it may have been a rising damp issue. Strata sent out the chairmen of the owners corporation to have a look and his view was that the dampness was caused by a leaking shower. The following day I received a call informing me that the strata board would contribute an amount to the water proofing of the shower. I'm not sure why they would do this as surly water proofing is the owners' responsibility ?

       

      Any advise/ info is much appreciated.

       

      Thanks

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      Jimmy-T
      Keymaster

        I think you'll find that waterproofing the shower may be entirely the Owner's Corporation's responsibility for the simple reason that un-fixed leaks can have a devastatiing effect on the integrity of the building.  Don't look a gift horse in the mouth but check your by-laws; the offer of part payment may not be as generous as it sounds.

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        struggler
        Flatchatter

          Our managing agent has always told us that the EC/OC has a responsibility to send someone out to inspect a problem to see where it is coming from and therefore who is responsible (owner or OC).  Unless the chairperson of your committee is a trained professional, how can he determine where the problem comes from?

          We had a by-law drawn up last year regarding shower recesses, bathrooms and internal plumbing to protect the complex from residents who allow a plumbing problem to become a major problem because then someone else pays for it.  Have had clogged drains resulting in overflowing.  Managing agent said it was EC responsibility to arrange inspection of everyones drains twice a year! Our by-law emphasises that any problems stemming from common property (water mains, sewerage and pipes that go between townhouses) remain the responsibility of the owners corp.

          I would have though that your managing agent would arrange and pay for a plumber to make a determination of this damp problem.

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