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Thank you for your thoughts and replies.
Building management recently introduced a new security fob system that is apparently unable to be cloned. It has worked well as I have not witnessed a copy in use, however, the cunning residents in question ( AirBnB, overcrowded units etc) merely leave the a fob in their letter box to be used at will and left when there when the unit is unoccupied.
Another initiative has been to prevent access between levels via the fire stairs. This has worked well and stopped a lot of tailgating in lifts.
Fingerprint access is overkill to the overcrowding and AirBnB issues. I am sure those who persist will manage to lift and create a copy of their fingerprint rendering the system redundant anyhow.
Yes, an injured or plastered finger will create dramas too. Plus, if I have an overnight or short-term guest they could not leave and come back without my presence. If sick or bedridden, a healthcare worker would not be able to attend either.
I am certain a lawyer has not drawn up any amendments to the by-laws.
Woe is me !
Thanks Whale
My hackles remain up by this right royal stuffing around as the unit directly above me, in which the fire started, was one of many overcrowded units within this complex. This is why I refer to an ‘offending owner’ allowing such tenancy, and the OC toothless to prevent such.
Thus, I believe, the owners have ‘offended’ either actively or passively by permitting overcrowding. Yes, I agree, the damage to my apartment was caused by the efforts of NSW Fire & Rescue to extinguish the kitchen fire and I am grateful their efforts still provide me with a roof over my head rather than losing all.
However, these events would certainly be minimised if overcrowding and other issues were adequately and properly enforced.
Finally some good news. The OC insurer agreed to repair my damaged ceiling etc and work was undertaken on March 30 & 31, 5 months after the sorry event !! I now await for my home content insurer’s contractor to paint over the repairs so it is still ongoing to a degree.
Is it within my rights to demand the OC to pay for the excess I had to fork out towards my homes contents insurance ? Or can they pursue the offending owner ? I would rather simply deduct it from my continuously rising levies. A dollar amount cannot be placed on the amount of time, stress, effort and inconvenience this has placed upon me due to the actions of others.
I shall have no mind to be an unoffensive comforter at the forthcoming AGM. Had strata/OC not turned a continual blind eye ,and remained toothless, towards the issues of overcrowding, illegal partitions, forged security cards, denied access for smoke detection/alarm inspections etc, this saga would not have materialised.
Hi again in 2016
I am still at an impasse with this saga. My front door and floorboards were replaced under Strata insurance.
However, after previous advice to the contrary, Strata insurance will not consider further rectification work to my ceiling, pelmets and cornices. They state ‘ cracks due to movement and not from the insurable event. There was no visible water stains around the cracks in the ceiling or pelmet. No variation will be submitted as we believe this is a maintenance issue.’
This is just unacceptable. These cracks were not present before the fire and water was dripping through them soaking my carpet and contents ! Where was an assessor when it was occurring ? The water marks are still clearly visible. Are they claiming I am making this all up ? Where do they think the water came from ?
How should I proceed from here ? Is there an insurance or strata ombudsman I can report this to ? I have emailed the insurance broker about my concerns. My home contents insurer has agreed to paint the ceiling once repairs are made.
I am the one totally inconvenienced by this sorry saga and I just want restoration.
WaterworldMM
Thanks again Whale & Jimmy.
The silence from strata/OC is still deafening regarding repairs within my unit despite continued emails to them. Strata at least have had the warping floorboards measured by a contractor and my fire door restored,
From your advice, the response from my contents insurer seems correct. They said they would cover the painting of my ceilings and walls within my unit, but only after repairs had been made to the cracks, pelmets, cornices etc. Painters would surely be able to make these repairs and paint over the damage in one visit rather than have repairs done by one party and then painted by another tradesman? I certainly don’t want to be the one to organise both. I simply want my unit restored to the condition it was in prior to the fire.
I reluctantly paid my strata levies today as they were due 1/01/2016. Was so tempting to subtract the excess I have already paid.
I understand with the crisis at Kurnell plus the festive season looming that I am unlikely to see a ‘brushstroke in anger’ before 2016.
Best wishes to all.
G’day Whale
Thank you so much for reply.
I think that clears up the deadlock change issue.
However, the ceiling and wall cracks I described (that appeared after the fire) are within my unit. The ceiling watermarks are clearly visible as it was dripping through there (most obviously in my living room and bedroom). The original window pelmets and many original cornices are now cracked. The network of cracks in my unit is still expanding.
Should the ceiling, cornices and pelmets (all original) be repaired by the O/C insurer or proceed via my home contents insurer? Only one common wall was impacted plus cracks around the front door frame where it was forced. My home contents have already written off my bed, rug and some other water damaged odds and ends. Their assessor measured my interior walls and ceilings plus the balcony.
Best regards
WaterworldMM
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