Question: What is the responsibilities of the Strata to maintain lawns and control weeds etc, as there is little definition in the SA Strata Titles Handbook?
I own a unit in a self managed strata over 4 units with common property.
Those who hold the cheque book are not spraying weeds or clearing seeds blown around the common property from the weeds. As I have allergies, what is the responsibilities of the Strata to maintain lawns and control weeds etc, as there is little definition in the SA Strata Titles Handbook.
Answer: It would be my suggestion that the Owners of the Corporation come together to try to come to a solution as a Corporation.
Under the Strata Titles Act, Section 25 states that the function of the Strata Corporation is to maintain the common property for the benefit of the unit holders. This would be interpreted to mean that the maintenance of the common grounds should be attended to. In relation to your specific question regarding the maintaining of the weeds, there is no specific guideline on this.
It would be my suggestion that the Owners of the Corporation come together to try to come to a solution as a Corporation. If the issue is surrounding cost and money available in the funds, it could be agreeable that an owner may undertake the poisoning of the weeds, in accordance with Schedule 3 (6)a. If there are other issues surrounding the poisoning of weeds, it is always a good idea to try to find a solution for all parties involved.
This post appears in Strata News #468.
Carrie McInerney Horner Management E: carrie@hornermanagement.com.au P: 08 8234 5777