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@JimmyT said:
Another less direct by-law would be one demanding that owners don’t compromise the security of the building or that their ‘guests’ are accompanied at all times.Why would a person with a lease to a car space be any more of a “security risk” than a tenant in the residential section?
Where I live we have had more security problems from tenants (and former tenants) than outsiders.
I imagine that “under cover” would normally suggest inside/under the building or under a proper carport, but it seems this is yet another case of “creative advertising” by a real estate agent.
Surely you checked this out before you signed the lease??
We get a reminder notice from our local Council every year about 1 month before due date. Has all the required information and forms attached.
(3) This by-law does not prevent an owner or person authorised by an owner from installing:
(b) any screen or other device to prevent entry of animals or insects on the lot, or
If such a screen also has the “unexpected” bonus effect of keeping your animals IN as well as others out, wouldn’t this be an acceptable installation.?
If the switch room contains meters, it has to be accessable to the supply authority to read the meters.
There is a “standard” key that should fit all switch rooms, and all electricians should have a copy of it.
If the SM or OC has changed this lock and the meter readers can’t get in, then your bills might be “guesstimates”.
There might also be issues during a fire or other emergency if emergency services can’t get access using the standard key.
If they have changed the lock and you have to get a SM contarctor, then perhaps the OC should pay the cost
Do you have a budget for approval at the AGM, whch should show:
1. Estimate of administrative expenditure for coming 12 months
2. Funds which should be in the sinking fund to cover future needs.
3. Funds currently available.
1 + 2 – 3 = funds needed for coming year.
Personally I would not suggest lowering levies. Better to hold them at current levels and offset future increases.
If it is a condition of the lease, wouldn't the owner have final say even if the OC and By-laws allow pets.
I rented direct off an owner a few years back, he had a block of 6 flats. I got a standard residential lease, and didn't have any problems. Rent was a bit cheaper, because no agent's fees. Very approachable guy, one phone call usually sorted out any problems, he cared about his investment.
Was this a one off occurrence?
A hammer drill often does not generate much noise at the point of use, but the noise certainly amplifies when it travels through the building into other apartments. The user may not be aware of the problems he is causing.
In past use of common laundries, I have found that each unit had its own power point (with a lockable cover) that is connected to that unit's meter. Thus the unit occupant pays for his/her own electricity, not the OC. Does this still happen??
I don't know what this store room is like, but I would be most wary of leaving any personal possessions unattended in an area that 36 other units might have access to.
It is just a long wire with a small video camera on the end. It is pushed down the pipe, and the operator can see on a screen what is in front. By measuring the length of wire fed out, the location of the camera, and thus blockage, can be determined.
struggler said:
Our strata insurance has “volunteer” cover. Therefore, we have believed that should any owner/resident volunteer to do something around the complex they would be covered. However, once you start paying them, they wouldn’t be volunteers would they? If an owner/resident did work around a complex, and was paid for their services, therefore not a volunteer anymore, and they were not a business with their own insurance, nor a qualified tradesperson with coverage, would strata insurance necessarily cover them? .
The “strata insurance” would have to include a Workers Compensation Policy to cover anyone who is engaged as an an “employee”. Depending on how much is paid in wages, there may be a liability for PAYE tax deductions and Superannuation as well. I don’t think ATO takes too kindly to people who take out ABNs just to get paid for mowing their own lawns.
If this type of damage is not, as claimed, covered by the building insurance, might it not be covered by Public Liability ??
I guess with only one visitor parking spot, whenever there are two visitors at the same time, one is going to have to park somewhere else, even if the first is only there for a couple of hours.
Restrictions on parking on common property in the model by-laws seem to only apply to “owners or occupiers of a lot”; what stops others from parking anywhere?