Owners Corporation Concrete Repairs in Melbourne

An owners corporation must repair and maintain the common property, and the chattels, fixtures and services related to it. Before a quote is even useful, the first question is whether the damaged concrete, a balcony slab or a facade panel, is common property or sits inside one lot, because that decides who is responsible and who pays.

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What owners corporation concrete repairs in Melbourne actually involves

A lot owner must not repair, alter or maintain the common property unless the owners corporation has expressly authorised them to do the work as its agent. A lot owner must keep the exterior of their own lot in good and serviceable repair, so it does not affect other owners' use and enjoyment. If a notice to repair is not complied with within 28 days, the owners corporation can carry out the work itself and charge the lot owner for the cost.

When it is urgent

Money may be paid out of an owners corporation's maintenance fund for an urgent matter, including a repair, where there are reasonable grounds to believe immediate spending is necessary to ensure safety or to prevent significant loss or damage. Consumer Affairs Victoria describes emergency corrective maintenance as covering repairs to avoid rapid deterioration of the structure or fabric.

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Larger buildings and planning ahead

An owners corporation that is tier one, with more than 100 occupiable lots, or tier two, with 51 to 100 occupiable lots, must prepare and approve a maintenance plan setting out the major capital items expected to need repair or replacement within the next 10 years. A concrete repair a structural report has flagged belongs on that plan, not decided lot by lot.

If it turns into a dispute

VCAT can hear and decide a dispute arising under the Owners Corporations Act, its regulations or an owners corporation's own rules, and a lot owner or the owners corporation can apply. Renovating the interior of your own lot is different from common property: you are entitled to do it, but must tell your owners corporation if the work needs a building or planning permit.

Which builder registration covers the repair of an apartment building is a separate question: The regulator lists Class 2 under both registrations; check the builder's class. The balcony page covers it.

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