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My water meter in a 20 year old townhouse block is faulty, leaking water all the time, only discovered yesterday by a plumber doing some work.
The Water Board has advised me that they only fix problems with the meter if it is within 1 metre from the entrance to the property. As the townhouse is in a back row of townhouses who is responsible for payment, I believe it to be about $500 as it is a tap or valve . This is unfair as a front townhouse can get theirs fixed for nothing whilst penalising any back row townhouses.
Does anyone have any workaround for this? We’re in Sydney.
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I am not a plumber but I can use the internet.
I will assume that Sydney Water is your water supply authority, but it’s likely other water supply authorities would be similar.
Sydney Water states that the water meter is their property and they are responsible for it. There is no exclusion that I can see that limits them to repairing meters within a meter of the boundary.
(I had cause just this month to call Sydney Water to repair a leaking meter that they had installed. The building was 250 meters from the road and the meter was some 20 meters from the boundary. No problem with Sydney Water).
I understand, but I could be mistaken, that Sydney Water provides a courtesy service to customers for small issues near their meters. It’s free but with conditions.
According to Sydney Water the consumer is responsible for all pipework and isolation valves .
In a strata property, the OC will be responsible for all pipework and isolation valves on common property. The lot owner is responsible for pipework and taps within their lot.The above statement is somewhat simplified and may need a mutual understanding between the lot owner and the OC as to who is responsible for what.
In a strata property, the OC will be responsible for all pipework and isolation valves on common property. The lot owner is responsible for pipework and taps within their lot.
That’s what I thought – it’s not just the units at the back who have to pay, it’s all the units in the scheme, via the owners corp.
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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