This article discusses whether one resident can control security gates and explains that only the strata company or council can decide gate times.
Our strata complex has security gates. Can one resident dictate the opening and closing times of the complex’s security gates, or does this require the agreement of all owners?
A single resident cannot decide when the gate should open or close.
Because the security gate is part of the common property, it’s owned collectively by all owners. Under the Strata Titles Act, the strata company (or its elected council) manages common property for everyone’s benefit. Therefore, a single resident cannot decide when the gate should opened or closed.
Any changes to the gate’s timing must be approved by the council of owners (or, if there is no council, then by all owners). Unless a bylaw or agreement grants one resident the right to set gate times, decisions about the gate must be made by the strata company and its council in the interests of all owners.
This post appears in the March 2025 edition of The WA Strata Magazine.
Courtney Butters-Kerr B Strata E: operations@bstratawa.com.au P: 9382 7700