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With the market fairly stagnant and mortgage rates low, instead of trading up to a better property, many unit owners are making more of what they've got.
But is it as easy as it sounds? Do you need permission and what kind of permission from whom?
Do you need an Owner Builder Permit and, if so, how do you get one?
I'll try and dig up some answers but meanwhile feel free to chip in with your thoughts.
The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.
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Hello,
Our Strata mamager has been insisting that an owner must obtain a by-law to renovate a wet area such as a bathroom. The logic being that the body corporate is covered if the waterproof membrane is damaged or not installed properly. This seems excessive and expensive and tends to encourage people to not go thought the proper channels. Surely if a water proofing certificate is obtained from the tradesman that is OK? And if there is water leakage, it is covered under normal circumstances such as common law, and rectification can be enforced either way.
Any thoughts?
When Do I Need to Apply For an Owner-Builder Permit?
Owner builders doing residential building work valued over $12,000 are required under the Home Building Act to undertake an education course prior to applying for an Owner Builder Permit from NSW Fair Trading.
The Course in Owner Builder Compliance 91509NSW is the only approved education course for prospective applicants who do not possess the equivalent qualifications and experience.
What Can I build with an Owner Builder Permit?
Residential building work (not commercial) where the reasonable market cost of the labour and materials exceeds $12,000, and relates to a single dwelling house, unit renovation or a dual occupancy
What Must I Do Before Starting the NSW Course in Owner Builder Compliance?
You must first complete a Construction Induction (White Card) training course with one of the many face to face RTO’s approved by NSW WorkCover, which you hold for a lifetime.
How Difficult is the ABE Education NSW Course in Owner Builder Compliance to Complete?
ABE Education NSW owner-builder course is the shortest available being 349 pages with 5 separate Modules and 150 questions and/or working activities and it is all done on-line. By comparison the next shortest RTO course is 660 pages long.
If you apply yourself the total course reading and completion time should be approx 18 hours or shorter depending on comprehension rate. Your completed course questions are assessed in real time on-line and your progressive competency is tracked and displayed as you move through each question and Module. You need to get a minimum 80% correct and you have three attempts to do so at no extra cost. There are handy Summary Notes at each question to refresh your memory, and simplify your work, as it is basically an open book assessment. Your completed position in each Module is automatically recorded, so that as you log in and out of the course, your work is permanently saved and when you log back in you are taken back to exactly where you left off – clever.
Once you have successfully completed the course a statement of attainment is emailed to you and you take this with a completed owner builder permit application form to your local NSW Fair Trading office to be issued with a permit which cost $151.
https://www.abeeducation.com.au Ph 9798 5000
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