Can a lot owner access the strata roll and contact other owners?
We are a committee who have worked well together for some years. In the last 2 years three separate people have bought units and are very opinionated about how they want things done. Two of the new owners were on the committee and one stepped down.
The owner who stepped down has now asked our Strata Manager for the contact information of all unit owners so he can reach out to them and start a community forum where he will discuss building maintenance and the elected committee with malicious intent.
Can a strata committee approve a beehive on common property?
With committee permission, is it possible to provide a professional beekeeper with a space for a beehive? The area is in a fenced corner of a quarter-acre unused lawned area, far from foot traffic and out of sight, which would be maintained by the beekeeper and subject to a negotiated agreement between him and our strata. Are there any clauses in the legislation that would deny this placement?
Are pre-1974 strata buildings exempt from fire safety upgrades?
We have been told due to our Strata Plan lodgement date (prior to July 1974), we do not have to upgrade our fire safety, and we do not have to have:
Is quarterly ventilation maintenance required for an AFSS?
Can a fire certification can only be given if quarterly maintenance of the garage ventilation system is paid? As an owner and a member of the OC, we have not previously encountered this.
We have met all the other fire requirements. Our block of 24 units was built in Sept 2005 and has very good compliance.
Can an AFSS be issued without a fire safety schedule?
I am seeking information on “fire schedules”. We are a small, well maintained, original 1920s Art Deco building and none of us know of any fire schedule requirements.
We don’t have a fire schedule and without a schedule, our contractor will not be issuing an AFSS. Is this correct?
We've had the same fire safety company attending to our inspections for several years so shouldn't they have known we have no schedule? Or is a fire schedule a recent legislative requirement?
Unmaintained fire dampers: Who is responsible?
Our Annual Fire Safety Statement for the last 8 years has been completed by one approved service provider. Recently our air conditioning service providers advised the dampers were not being checked. Our strata manager said it was not listed on the foundation Fire Safety Schedule (from 1993) and therefore not subject to annual assessment.
We are now facing a charge of $570,000 to repair 190 dampers.
I believe the fire pathway should have been checked as part of the annual fire inspection.
Is this "negligence" and can it be claimed under our insurance policies for