This article discusses strata anchor point installation responsibility and how scheme boundaries decide who pays for installation.
Question: In my townhouse complex, my unit is the only one without an anchor point. Is it my cost to install anchor points?
I own a townhouse in a coastal suburb south of Perth. The complex is a row of townhouses with common walls. Every other lot in the complex has an anchor point on its exterior wall to access the air conditioner unit for maintenance. The air conditioner is my property.
My lot does not have an anchor point for some reason. The strata company insists this is my cost. Should anchor points have been installed when the complex was built?
Answer: The boundaries of the strata scheme will have a great bearing on who should be responsible.
It is difficult to answer this question without viewing a copy of the strata plan. The boundaries of the strata scheme will have a great bearing on who should be responsible.
If the boundaries are to the external surface of the building (section 3AB), then the owner would be responsible.
If the boundaries are the inner surfaces of the floor, walls and ceiling (section 3(2)(a)), then the strata company would be responsible.
This post appears in the July 2023 edition of The WA Strata Magazine.