Question: If window replacements in our building have the potential to affect privacy of my courtyard, is it possible to request this be taken into consideration during the decision-making process for the work?
Our building is replacing double hung windows with awning windows.
My lot is the only one in the block with a courtyard. Some of the windows on the first floor overlook my courtyard.
I’m concerned about lack of privacy once the new windows are installed. Can I request that the windows overlooking my courtyard remain as double hung windows or have translucent screens installed?
You can approach your owners corporation, but they do not appear to be under any duty to accommodate your wishes.
Although we are not lawyers, we understand there is no general common law right to privacy in New South Wales.
Unfortunately, there will be competing interests in the uniformity of the building and your wish to preserve your privacy.
You can approach your owners corporation, but they do not appear to be under any duty to accommodate your wishes. Further, the owners corporation may have council approval authorising the installation of the awning windows.
This post appears in the September 2023 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine.
Leanne Habib
Premium Strata
E: info@premiumstrata.com.au
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