Question: There is a common driveway bollard light outside of my bedroom window that causes bright light to stream into the bedroom. Would this be considered light pollution? What steps can be taken to resolve this?
Answer: This is not a simple action under strata laws and you would need to sue your owners corporation under the general law.
While this may be considered nuisance/potentially negligence, this is not a simple action under strata laws and you would need to sue your owners corporation under the general law. For this reason you should first seek resolution with your owners corporation (ie discussions, emails, mediation), failing which seek legal advice as different elements must be proven and certain procedures must be followed.
This post appears in Strata News #600.
Leanne Habib
Premium Strata
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In relation to my post it is only changing light globe’s NOT fittings
Our lights are on timers now but by using sensor globes I thought this would be goof for security during the night if an intruder enters the premises then sensors should pick up any movement and frighten them away
Can I change a light globes in common areas to sensor globes or do we have to get electrican to do this and if so why
You guys ever hear of curtains? Lol
There is a common driveway bollard light sitting right outside of my bedroom window which causes a large amount of light to stream into the bedroom. Would this be considered light pollution?
What steps can be taken to resolve?
Hi Andrew
Leanne Habib from Premium Strata has responded to your comment in the article above.
If it is a glass topped dome fitting , perhaps Andrew could get permission from the strata committee to insert steel wool on his side of the light fitting. This will allow the light to be seen from three sides but stop it from shining into his bedroom. We offer this to our residents and it has been successful.
Hi there.
Just a question that you might be able to help me with. I’m currently renting an apartment, the building across the road looks like a few floors of office space then apartments. They’re currently renovating the office space, and leaving the bright office lights on for days. This lights up my apartment. I have rung the building manager multiple times, she has tried her best to get whomever to turn the lights off. Alas without much success. Is there a next step I can take to maybe force the issue more?
I had the same issue – after asking the building manager unsuccessfully to turn the lights off at night, I contacted local council who sorted it out.
Hi there,
Does this also apply to Council street lights with bright LEDs that shine into ones house? I am currently in dispute with the Randwick Council over this matter and they say there is nothing they can do. They installed a super bright street light that is angled in such a way it lights up my whole house and the neighbours and we are sick of it.
Thanks
Hi Aaron
This question is outside of the scope of this site. We deal specifically with strata issues.
All the best resolving the matter.