Water penetration from CP – balcony crack

Hello Friends. The saga started nearly two years ago so I need to act promptly. There is a crack in the slab in the CP over our unit. Rain water penetrates into the unit below (our unit). I have my own report from a private builder to prove that the false ceiling is moist (70%).

Builders hired by the OC identified the need to change the membrane and something else in the balcony above us. That unit is rented for over 1K a week.

The OC now want to reduce the cost of fixing and send a plumber to do a dye test (which is useless) as the builders’ report is very clear – water penetrates into the unit below and no dye test is needed.

Since the cost is 400-500K to repair the crack, the OC want to minimise the cost and fix only some of the membrane. If the plumber does the dye test, the coloured water would be flushed into our ceiling and would be  dripping for days through a hole that had been cut by a plumber last year .

The overhead balcony is covered in mould. I want to apply to NCAT  and make OC raise the money to fix the membrane in the balcony above us (only our unit seems be getting water penetration) and appoint a manager to handle the matter. What orders should I choose in the application to NCAT?

The strata is forcing us to do the dye test.

The application has 1)general orders  2) managing agents 3) penalty for breach of by low

Under which category will s106 fall?  or the appointment of a compulsory manager s 237?

Could you please provide me with advice.

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