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  • in reply to: When is a laundry not a laundry? #71530
    williamwa
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      Reasons why I believe the S.A.T. Magistrate was wrong in her determination.

      I provided documentation showing that I bought a Serviced apartment in a Comprehensive village which included a laundry as common property. Her view was it did not include washing machines in the document.

      The Strata did not have any documentation showing that they had the right to put a fee on the supplying and use of washing machines.

      This leaves it open in future for them to charge a fee for other features in the village, to claim that the gym does not include equipment, the poolroom does not include pool tables, the library does not include books and even the swimming pool does not include water all totally ridiculous.

      We in the Lodge 59 units out of 169 total units have added asset value of around 20% on our fees.

      No one knows what these added assets are I believe they are included in our fees for use of washing machines.

      in reply to: When is a laundry not a laundry? #70677
      williamwa
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        Further to my query I am in WA if the laundry doesn’t  include washing machines the gym may not include apparatus treadmill etc or the games room no pool table this could allow them to put a fee on their use.

        in reply to: Council has privatised our washing machines #63947
        williamwa
        Flatchatter
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          When buying into strata you must be notified of any additional costs involved in the ownership which is covered in the strata act Notifiable Variations Section 3 (1) WA

          A buyer must be notified of any additional costs before purchase’

          Any added costs above the U/E proportion must be disclosed to the buyer.

          The added cost of using the compulsory washing machines must be told to buyer.

          With no bylaw stating the added cost it leaves it open for the strata council to require cost to use other assets ie the gym, the games room, the library, the pool, the shopping bus and even the lawn bowls.

          in reply to: Unfair strata levies and special levy #29499
          williamwa
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            I’m in WA the special levy was just voted in and not in a bylaw so they haven’t followed strata act.

            in reply to: Unfair strata levies and special levy #29495
            williamwa
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              It seems impossible to have unit entitlements changed it needs a surveyor or valuer to price every unit and in large villages like ours it will never happen.

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