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3 weeks ago, a fellow lot owner in our SP (strata plan) “attended” to a bee swarm in their lot without telling us.
Needless to say those same bees then moved in mass, down the common drive, which I had to escape and run inside. I let my fellow lot owners know, and was then told what had caused the swarm I just escaped.
Bee swarm ended up recolonising another fellow Lot owners front window and inside wall of their townhouse. This window and wall is at the front of their Townhouse, immediately adjascent to the common driveway we all use. The wall is a CP (common property) wall as the SP diagram shows it as a thick line.
As it was CP, we asked our SC (strata committee) if they could attend to this – they refused and said no!
Even the local beekeeper assoc and swarm collectors were puzzled by this, as they advised it be attended to promptly as it would only grow and be a bigger risk to residents, visitors and neighbours. They also asked why they were not asked to attend to the swarm at its initial location.
We also knew our neighbour being overflown by our bees had been stung and in a bad way.
Did the SC do the right thing by refusing to address the issue?
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I’m sure this falls under responsibility of the strata to repair and maintain and repair common property.
And as the poster points out, there is a risk of personal injury. That the committee now knows of this risk, it’s advisable to address it. Down the track the on sequences and penalties could be severe.
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