Who is responsible for repairs, maintenance and improvements of common property?
The Owners Corporation has the legal responsibility to repair the common property and common services. Each member is responsible to maintain their individual lots to a state of ‘good and serviceable repair’. If a notice to repair is served on your lot you must carry out the repairs within 28 days or the Owners Corporation is entitled to carry out the repairs. Improvements generally are not considered by the Regulations. They are outside the powers of the Owners Corporation unless they are necessary and are for the purpose of keeping the common property and services in a state of ‘good and serviceable repair’ and maintained. New landscaping works, new awnings, new swimming pools and new fences on common property for example and other improvements are not within the powers of the Owners Corporation. Such improvements would require all owners to agree to the works being done and to pay for them.
