Kenuppa

My property is in Queensland.

The Committee is trying to regulate installation of solar for exclusive use on the roof above our units.

There is no guidance on how to do this.  The Committee Members are trying to act in the best interests of all owners by limiting roof space and location to be used by individual owners, so that suitable space remains available for others who may choose to install solar in the future.

Is there any information available on how to regulate the area and location of solar installations?

Can the Committee just make their own rules on how they believe roof space should be allocated?

How can the Committee refuse an application if they consider the size or location requested is not fair to other owners?

Regards,

K

What should we be doing as a Strata Committee to prepare for the inevitability of an owner or tenant requesting a charging facility for an electric vehicle?  (Our building is a mix of Commercial and Residential.)

Should we be preparing a By Law or a guideline for EV charging for our upcoming AGM?  If so are there samples available?

Could we establish a multiple charging station, as shown in the above link to EVSE and position it on the Common Property car park? (It could then be available to the public.)

Or do we just do nothing and wait until an owner arrives with a new EV and demands a 7kW outlet for charging, and deal with it using our existing By Laws?

A multiple charging station on the Common Property may be problematic as owners, occupants and their invitees are not permitted to park or allow a vehicle to stand on Common Property, without the Body Corporate’s written approval.

Would this also apply to approval to install and maintain solar panels on the roof?  Not actually a lease but approval to use part of Common Property.

Application for solar installations from three units has been approved by the Committee, subject to a list of conditions approved by owners at a General Meeting.  All done as directed by our Body Corporate Manager.

Whilst not a formal lease, is there any time limit on the approval?

Regards,

K

David2708,

Our By Law states:

The owner and the occupier of a lot must not, without the Body Corporate’s written

approval:-

8.2.1 hang washing, bedding, or another cloth article if the article is visible from another

lot or the Common Property, or from outside the scheme land;

Quite simple to understand.

I have removed numerous items of laundry which have been dislodged by the wind from drying racks and landed on the Common Property.  One item was a G-string with which I was able to emulate a slingshot and fire back up onto the offending owners’ balcony.

For those unable to understand this simple By Law, I have a proposed method of explanation to those who persist in hanging washing in conflict with the By Law:

Using a Paintball Gun loaded with bright red, blue or yellow paint balls, walk around your building and from the Common Property land a paintball on the offending laundry.

Simple really.

Regards,

 Ken

@considerate band fair said:
Hi All, in our complex we allow the use of a ‘clothes horse’ or air dryer for drying of laundry on balconies so long as they are not above the height of the balcony rail.

Laundry is not to be hung over the balcony railings. This seems to work well and does not affect the appearance of the building.

Cheers,

CBF

That seems a sensible response.

Most balconies have walls where a clothes horse could be located out of sight.

We have a By Law (Qld) which prevents hanging washing visible from other units or common property without written approval from the Body Corporate. This has maintained the appearance of the units, but some recalcitrant owners or tennants  are ignoring the By Law.

Is this By Law enforceable in Queensland, and if it is, who is supposed to enforce the By Law?  Resident Manager, Body Corporate Committee or Strata Manager?

Thanks,

Ken