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For around 15 years, the body corporate has maintained our roof gardens of our 6-floor apartment complex. This roof protects all 40 units. Only the 6 top floor lots have access to this area.

The body corporate manager recently advised owners that the bc was no longer maintaining the roof space. How have our committees and body corporate managers got it wrong for so many years?

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• Read more about Who is responsible for maintaining a 30-year-old pergola installed by a lot owner in a body corporate?
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We recently bought in a 30 year old gated community. I noticed the pergola needed painting and way was badly neglected. I've been advised that the original owner built the pergola over 30 years ago and, as it was installed by the lot owner, the maintenance was the owner's responsibility.

I had no knowledge of the pergola being added on or that it was my responsibility.

If the pergola has been part of the property for so long and is deemed to be part of the property for insurance purposes, wouldn't the maintenance be body corporate responsibility?

• Read more about Do past decisions override body corporate by-laws and who pays for gutters and trees in strata?
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Our small body corporate of 6 detached lots each with a separately fenced property and a common property driveway was formed in 2009. Being small and formed relatively recently, there is not a large amount in the sinking fund.

Do actions/decisions taken in the preceding years override body corporate by laws? Two situations have recently arisen:

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• Read more about Who pays for garage door damage in strata when an owner or occupier is responsible?
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Under a Building Format Plan, the body corporate is responsible for maintaining garage doors. But what happens when the damage is caused by an owner, occupier or their invitee rather than fair wear and tear?

In that situation, is the owner or occupier liable for the repair cost? And if so, what steps can the body corporate take if that person fails to act? For example, can the body corporate arrange the repair itself and recover the cost from the owner or occupier, and if payment is not made within a reasonable timeframe, commence legal proceedings to recover the debt?

• Read more about Body corporate refuses to fix faulty bathroom ventilation in windowless ensuite: Is it an emergency repair?
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I live in a walk-up apartment building on the Gold Coast. The building has a ventilation unit and ductwork in the roof, that services the apartments. One of the vents in our apartment is no longer working. It is not extracting any air at all. This is located in the ensuite, a room that has no window.

We have 2 other vents, in the bathroom and the laundry, that are both working.

• Read more about How lot owners can push for urgent termite prevention when the committee fails to act
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No pest inspections or treatments had been carried out in our 8 lot, 40 year old scheme for the past two years. In 2022, the committee voted to approve a pest and termite inspection quote. The pest inspection/treatment has just been completed. Concerned, I requested from the body corporate manager reports dating back to 2019 when I purchased my unit.

• Read more about Who pays for removing owner-installed solar and ac units during roof repairs?
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Our body corporate is carrying out required works on the common property. We are replacing roof sheets. There are lot owner improvements on the roof, such as solar panels and aircon units. These items are in good condition and have not contributed to the problem that the works are addressing. Who is responsible for the cost of removing and reinstating the solar panels and aircon units?

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The supplied washing machine valve in our rented QLD unit failed and resulted in a leak that caused damage to the unit's ceiling below. Our landlord insurance policy was denied. Two appeals were also denied. The strata manager advised building insurance excess for water damage is $5000. The quote to pay to repair water damaged ceiling is just under $2000. We are being pressured into paying it. Who is responsible to pay this?