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Thank you scotlandax – so we were in a position of knowledge I called icare and explained to the Customer rep the above her advice and those of her supervisor no our strata plan is not an ’employer’ they sent to me a link which you put in very simple details and the algorithm tells you yes or no  – said link was for the State Insurance Regulatory Auth.  So called them again was told no – workers comp not needed.  Sent email to SM and other persons of authority at the SM- explaining the above contact and enclosing the links, the emails received from ‘the powers that be’ mentioned above.  The person of authority after 2 days send the committee an email apologising for the error and refund of monies and policy cancellation.  I could elaborate on the SM taking such a ‘blanket’ approach’ to the necessity of WC – but won’t. 

when living in Lane Cove we had 4 visitor spaces that were repeating being used by our neighbours and our tenants even to the point of having one tenant put a car cover on her car and leave car for weeks we left notes polite, strata manager sent a letter, still no movement so we put note with brick saying move this car and do not return or the brick will be inside your car next time…. that did the trick.  

there was also a tow truck driver who lived across the road who had trouble getting his truck into the space on his property and would park on the street but with parking a premium in Lane Cove, so at all hours he would use our visitor parking – again notes both rude and polite- lipstick on the drivers side window. enter the trusty brick but this time with glued old keys – he had a bright shiny red tow truck, brick – note – keys – well this did the trick,  asking this towie to not park was not an option…. *shiver, yuk*

Morning all,

Jimmy wrote above:-

It makes a lot of sense for your OC to create a one size fits all by-law for renovations like yours.  If they decline, tell them that you will make damned sure each of them pays full fare whenever they want to do work on their flats.  It’s time we stopped this rort (at worst) or laziness (at best) of demanding individual by-laws for identical work.

We are in NSW.  We have this issue at present – one new owner wants to renovate the bathroom (others have done so in the past and one owner has done so without permission) However.

We have a request from new owner to renovate their bathroom – our committee of 3 is fine with this.  We just need a detailed plan / time-frame etc. 

We have had our Strata Mgr say they need a by-law to do so – and we understand this however, when i spoke to XYZ Strata Lawyers that we would like to have a blanket by-law for bathroom renovations for the SP he said no –  as all bathrooms could be different and yes that will be so but what makes this worse is we are all townhouses with all bathrooms on the lst or 2nd level therefore within the lot (oh and we are pre 1974 – being strata’d in 1971).  the XYZ strata lawyer basically laughed at me for asking saying this just is not feasible to which i say why? it’s costing the new owner 700+ for the bylaw that will be the same for the next person who want’s to renovate and there will be others we know. 

What do we need to say to the XYZ strata lawyers to have them act on this on behalf of the our Strata Plan.  

Ah – yes the off-property owners who don’t worry about their investment and the R E Agents who take the money and don’t inspect.  

You could get a signed statement from the tenant to say this was reported to agent ??years ago and nothing done – & pics if the tenant sent them (especially as they are date stamped) then present to the owner and ask if they pay half or quarter cost of repair.  it may work.  

we had a townhouse in our complex tenanted over & over – the kitchen awning windows were not winding in so stuck open to the elements – the tenant said nothing, the owner didn’t visit, the agent was family didn’t visit,  consequently, the wood rotted and the glass in two panes nearly fell out.  when the committee got photo’s of really bad windows and frames we asked the tenant for a signed letter stating how long it had been like that (they didn’t care and they were moving out anyway). we had new windows quoted for put bill ($6k) & photo’s and statement the owners asked them to contribute (even though it’s strata) they did, as they wanted to do up townhouse and sell which they did. 

while it wasn’t ‘cricket’ to do so – it’s not fair on other property owners to foot the bill for negligent behaviour from agent and owner.  we do have a by-law that states that property must be kept in good repair.  (even if it’s strata).  & these windows were dangerous there was a piece of ply nailed to one window holding the bottom of the window frame to the side, had that not been there the glass would have dropped.