Our complex is nearing the end of the 6 year, 6 month builders warranty period with the construction company and our BCC has employed a building inspector to inspect all 120 units. This will allow the BCC to present all building defects to the builder for rectification. The BCC have also employed a lawyer to represent all owners if the matter goes before the QBCC for adjudication.
The committee received approval from lot owners at an EGM for expenditure on a project of $35k. Not only have the costs on the original project scope increased but without consultation, the chairperson has added extra components to the project so that it is now expected to cost over $50k. Work has proceeded and been approved retrospectively by a majority of the committee. Is this legal?
I live above the heated pool in an apartment complex. For 17 years, after some discussions when we first moved in and found the apartment too hot, we have had a constant temperature that although warm, is liveable. Recently, a couple of tenants wanted a warmer pool and the new concierge has turned the pool up several degrees. This has resulted in temperatures of 25 to 26 degrees in our bedroom at night. This is not comfortable. Am I in my right to ask them to turn it down? Should we escalate the matter to VCAT?
Should my body corp be responsible for replacing a collapsing boundary retaining wall and fence?
A report that was done in 2015 stating termite damage and confirming the wall was not structurally built correctly. We purchased our property in 2016 and the boundary wall is at the side of our property. We have been told this is not a committee issue but a local council issue. I've submitted 2 quotes for the replacement of the wall and fence, however 3 months later nothing has changed.
Should I seek legal advice? We are concerned about the safety risk of the wall collapsing.
I live in a strata complex of 11 units. We have just had the 10 year plan done. In it, they mentioned that of the 11 units some had evaporative air conditioners, skylights and solar panels put in after the units were built and sold. Presumably, these assets were put in by the original owners.
The skylights are under the strata insurance but the air conditioners and solar panels are not.
My key fob has stopped working on the door from my car park to the apartment building. It works on the main entrance and lower level car park doors.
The strata company suggests it has lost its programming and wants me to pay for a new fob. As the Fob is not lost or damaged given it works on other doors why should I pay for a new fob? Isn't this a defect?
I was wondering how, in accordance with the strata legislation, you can correctly manage the exterior painting of a high rise scheme where the boundaries are the external walls.
What happens when we need to paint and the walls of the building are technically not common property? How does our strata company divvy up the cost? Are painting contractors able to separate the quote?
Do other strata companies add some kind of by-law to pass the responsibility of the above to the strata company? Wouldn't this be deemed invalid as it contravenes the Act/boundaries?