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12/11/2015 at 12:43 pm in reply to: Tradies can not acess individual lot – who pays extra charges? #24190
Thanks all for your advice. Our SM has agreed that the individual owners should pay, I will leave it with them to bill as they see fit and monitor the result.
10/11/2015 at 9:34 am in reply to: Tradies can not acess individual lot – who pays extra charges? #24180Thanks Peter, we are in NSW and from my scanning of our Strata Schemes Management Act I can’t see that there is any that is as specific as the ACT legislation. Notwithstanding I think it is worth pursuing.
06/02/2015 at 8:00 am in reply to: Fire safety compliance strata/body corporate vs landlord responsibilities #22966I found the above very informative for my issue but I still need some clarification and additional answers which I hope someone can help me with;
- In our block (1970s NSW) the smoke alarms are battery operated and installed after construction. I am not sure but I believe they were installed by the OC, notwithstanding I take it from the earlier posts that the alarms would be the lot owners responsibility.
- We have an annual fire safety inspection which includes smoke alarms. I also gather from the previous posts that these inspections are a statutory requirement.
- We have not been displaying the certificate on the notice board. Is this mandatory and if yes could you advise where I find the requirement?
- If the inspection reveals the smoke alarm requires repairs, replacement or new batteries can the OC undertake the remedial action and then bill the lot owner?
- In the answer to 4 is No, what action can the OC take to ensure the smoke alarm is serviceable?
As an additional inquiry to Willie’s question; if the EC take the insurance admin (& commission) away from the SM and appoint a broker, can we still have the notices sent via the SM?
Our Executive Committee is in a similar position to Willie. Looking at Les’s checklist of indicators of a conflict of a conflict interest we tick all the boxes except our strata manager is not a big one. Is it common practice for strata mangers to receive commissions for the placement of the trust accounts under their management?
Can anyone else provide more information on this situation?
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