If there is a burst or leaking pipe behind a shower wall in a lot and any resulting damage only affects that lot, is this the unit owner's responsibility under their own insurance because the pipe work is entirely within the lot and services only that lot.
Which section of the body corporate legislation refers to the maintenance responsibilities of a Body Corporate for a Queensland Building Format Plan 12 story apartment block under a Standard regulation module?
Our building has a water ingress issue with rain and wind driven rainwater entering from balconies and damaging the building. Once inside, the rainwater accumulates behind internal walls, bubbles paintwork then leaks out from the ceiling and cornices, down walls and soaks into the carpet.
My wife and I are being hounded persistently by our body corp.
We were informed that a leak from a very old reticulation point in front of our two units is our responsibility. The reticulation was installed many years before we owned the lots.
Our apartment block is approximately 50 metres from the ocean. A lot owner in our complex found concrete cancer years ago in their top-floor apartment and didn't report the issue to the strata or repair the damage.
The owners concealed the concrete cancer by relaying new tiles over the whole area. Now, years later, the lot has been purchased by an investment company and the concrete cancer has been discovered.
My townhouse roof has had a leaking issue for 7 months. The body corporate said it’s the body corporate's responsibility to fix the leaking roof and they will be address the issue, however, the issue keeps rolling from one committee meeting to another and the defect still has not been addressed.
Can I submit a claim on the body corporate insurance? Will this be a simple or lengthy process?
We live in a complex of 4 townhouses, built in 2003. As the building code has changed over time, our windows no longer comply. There is no flashings on the windows and a few of the units have experienced rainwater coming inside. Is it a requirement that all windows have to be brought up to new code compliance?
During heavy rain, our sunroom windows leak. Overhanging 2 of the windows are bent, rusted and ineffective corrugated iron 'shutters'. I recently applied to the Body Corporate for permission to replace these with professionally installed 6cm drip guards that I would pay for myself. The application was not approved. Our Strata Manager stated that because our complex does not have a functioning Committee, all lot owners would have to agree. Two of the five lot owners did not respond at all, even with extra time given for deliberation.
Our building has identified building issues on our balconies. We are outside the contractor's warranty period.
Our Body Corporate has been aware of the issue for years and, rather than follow the scope of works provided to them, they opted for a cheaper patch job. They exceeded the approved spending amount and then, without approval, paid an additional $60k.