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I have extensive staining and cracking to the interior of my walls due to the roof not being water tight over a long period of time. The roof is now fixed and the Body Corp agree to pay for the damage to the cracked cornices and ceiling but not for the brown water stains on the walls. They say painting is my responsibility. I don't think this can be correct as I wouldn't need to paint the walls if they didn't have brown water stains on them due to the leaking roof. What do other flat-chatters think?
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I can't believe owners corps and strata managers are still giving out this flawed advice. While painting the inside walls is, indeed your responsibility under normal circumstances – if damage has been cause by a failure to maintain common property, then the OC has to make good. It's a simple as someone accidentally bashing your car – they have to pay for the repairs. There is no argument with this – ask your EC if they want to organise the painting or should you just do it and bill them. Either way, they pay.
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