Question: We are looking to buy a townhouse but we note that the car park air vent is vented out into our courtyard. The present owners have covered the vent, maybe to minimise noise or pollution. Is this allowed or do we run away from this purchase?
Answer: Have the property inspected by a qualified and experienced builder that offers pre-purchase building inspections.
If you are seriously considering a purchase of this townhouse, we recommend that you have the property inspected by a qualified and experienced builder that offers pre-purchase building inspections.
Without seeing the property or the particular issue, it’s difficult to provide much help but we assume the vent was installed to provide ventilation, so blocking it would not seem appropriate.
The placement of the vent in a courtyard seems a bit strange but we don’t have any background information about the possible reasons for this. Again an experienced person might be able to provide advice on the placement of the vent and whether there’s a solution to this issue.
This post appears in the November 2021 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine.
Michael Ferrier EYEON Property Inspections E: michael.ferrier@eyeon.com.au P: 02 9260 5510