Question: Is it my responsibility to replace a downlight in my lot ceiling or is this a Body Corporate responsibility, i.e. common property?
I live in a relatively new high rise apartment complex in Queensland. The apartment is fitted with downlights installed in the ceiling. Is the replacement of a blown light my responsibility or is this ceiling light a Body Corporate responsibility, i.e. common property?
I ask this question because if individual owners start replacing these lights, the building will have no common light setting and will end up like a Christmas tree.
Answer: Owners are entitled to have lights at a brightness level that suits them.
Light bulbs within the unit are the lot owners responsibility. I have never heard of a consideration for having a common light setting and such a thing would likely not be possible. Owners are entitled to have lights at a brightness level that suits them.
This post appears in the September 2021 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine.
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