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I own a unit in a large block of units (over 100). The Owners Corporation have issued a notice advising new front doors to all units will be installed in a few weeks. I cannot recall this being discussed at any meetings. The Chairman advised me that it was a fire safety issue.
The new doors will be installed with basic locks. If the owners require a deadlock and metal striker the cost is $244 plus GST, airdraft seals the cost if $169.99 plus GST or a peep hole the cost if $48.50 plus GST.
Is the Owners Corporation not obliged to replace doors as per the original (i.e. with striker and peephole)?
There is also the issue of asbestos in some of the old doors.
Thanks.
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I believe that may depend on the original state of the doors. That is, if the doors originally had peek holes and metal strikers. In the model by laws it does state that locks and locking mechanisms are the responsibility of the owners.
It also states that the only changes that can be made are those that provide for security. So peepholes etc would probably come under that. So if past owners have included things such as deadlocks, peepholes and any other features that provide them with secure locks and added security then it is my belief that these are additional and therefore the owners responsibility.
Unless of course the by laws of the complex state otherwise.
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