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There is retiling work of the stairwell floor progressing in our strata block. We have not received any notice before until we saw a simple notice sticking on the window of the first level floor before the workers commencing their works.
An owner told me the chair lady said to her that the tile on the first block are damaged by the decorator of one unit and someone has fallen by the losing or damaged nosings on the edge of the stairs. So they replace the whole lots with a set of new tiles and nosing. Can you tell me if this is renovation or repair work?
Anyway, we should at least have a fair say of what the EC are going to do and spend our money.
In March this year, they had a motion stated that a window contractor has
been appointed to replace aluminium windows in the toilets and stairwells. Then after the meeting, a minutes stated that that motion has been passed and are agreed that all units are required to replace aluminium windows of all other windows in two years time.We have to make contract individulley with that appointed contractor and pay ourselves. It will be more expensive. That should be the strata’s job.
I have found some owners are not agree that motion and their agreement to replace all others windows in the meeting that including me. Now there are four units have been replaced with all aluminium windows that include the chairlady, secretary and two owenrs who renovated their units with replacement of aluminium windows all together.
What can we do to stop the replacement of aluminium windows? Should we call up a extraordinary general meeting and have a vote?
Hoping to receive your reply asap. Thank you.
Coles
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Your EC should have advised of works in the stairwell as this would presumably affect access to your complex. It may well have been necessary to tile the area as removing the mowings might have damaged surrounding tiles. I would think this would be a repair. You wouldn’t want anyone tripping and injuring themselves on common property.
I would have thought that it would be necessary to have a by law drawn up stipulating that the windows were now considered an owners responsibility. Passing a motion that owners have two years to replace their windows doesn’t take into consideration future owners should they have problems with their window frames. If someone moves into the complex in three or four years and they have a problem with their windows, where is it written that owners are responsible for their repair/replacement?
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