Question: Due to loose wiring connections in my new unit’s internal switchboard, I have an invoice for an after hours callout from an electrician. Who pays the bill?
I recently had to pay an electrician for an after hours callout to my unit. There was a total power outage to only my unit. The electrician stated this was caused by loose electrical wire connections behind my unit’s internal switchboard.
As no work has been carried out on the switchboard in my unit since I bought the unit, and the wiring seems to have been loose since construction, is this repair the responsibility of the owners corporation?
Answer: Fuses/fuse boards serving only that lot and electrical wiring in non-common property walls within a lot and serving only that lot are the responsibility of the individual owner).
While it may seem unfair in your case, the general position is that fuses/fuse boards serving only that lot and electrical wiring in non-common property walls within a lot and serving only that lot are the responsibility of the individual owner, rather than the owners corporation.
This post appears in Strata News #661.
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