Who takes the bins out each week?
Whose responsibility is it to take out the bins on a weekly basis? We have a communal bin area but each unit has its own bins.
No one else takes any action so it falls to me each week. If I don’t do it, they won't get emptied. I’ve left their full bins and they just keep piling up their rubbish in the bin area or use my empty bin.
How do I get everyone to take their own bin out or take it in turns?
Allocated the Wrong Parking Space and Storage Cage - For 11 yrs!
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I purchased my 2 bedroom Unit in the ACT approximately 11 years ago. The complex is around 40 years old.
The listing agent was also the complex manager (being licensed to sell only within the complex) and showed me the associated car park and 3 metre square storage cage adjacent to the car park and I have happily used both for 11 years.
External painting in mixed-use strata: Who pays what?
I'm on the committee of a mixed-use residential and commercial building. We're considering a major external painting project, but the strata manager says it's not automatically a shared cost.
When it comes to painting costs, is the commercial lot a completely separate entity, even though it's the same building? How do we determine if the commercial lot needs to contribute to the painting costs, and what document controls this contribution? Furthermore, how do we determine who is responsible for their part, and what can we do if they are unwilling to contribute?
Vacant Possession for Repairs to Common Property
Our building may require significant and urgent hot water pipe maintenance, resulting in no hot water access for a period of time. Is the body corporate required to pay for resident's temporary accommodation during the work? In QLD, the rental minimum standards to be considered habitable require hot running water.
Who is Responsible for Maintenance of My Apartment Balcony?
Our 6-pack block of double brick units is about 25 years old. The iron balustrades have rust, and we are considering replacing them with powder-coated aluminium of a similar design. The existing railings are 960 cm high, and we have learnt that the current safety requirement is 1000 cm.
What are our obligations regarding replacement? Can we treat the rust and repaint the existing balustrades, or must we replace the balustrades to conform with the current height regulations?
Can the OC issue fines for strata scheme bylaw breaches?
My elderly mother in law lives in a house in a community title development. The strata committee recently decided that the 49 lots should have twice annual “clean up” gatherings. If a lot owner does not attend, they have to pay an additional charge of $150. Can the committee impose arbitrary penalties like this?
Car Park Entrance Lighting in Strata Buildings
Our building was built in 1963. Five garages don't have any electricity. There isn't sufficient lighting on the driveway and the common area between the garage and the front entry. I often don't feel safe.
Is it reasonable to request that the owners corporation:
- connect electricity to our garage so we can see and
- improve the light in the common area
Is there any standard, regulation or legislation in NSW regarding electricity access or lighting for health and safety purposes?
Levy Increases - As Lot Owners, Can We Refuse?
Our strata scheme is under the CTS/standard format plan. The body corporate (BC) is raising a one-off special levy of $19,000 for repairs to my roof. The work will not commence until June 2025. The BC requests full payment within 60 days of the notice, which they will send next week. Can they demand this payment if the work is not due to commence for eight months? Most building contract payments are due as the work progresses.