Hi there,
I'm just after some opinions and advice as I'm not sure where else to go with my problem.
I own a single apartment in an apartment block (9 stories) and recently I've received a letter from the Body Corp saying that they need to raise $90 000 immediately to cover the cost of fixing a leak in the roof barbecue area. They have had an independent contractor verify that "The leak is a result of inadequate Waterproofing membrane applied to the rooftop area".
But I am furious with this notice because why are we (the owners) meant to cough up this fee? This apartment is only 3 years old, shouldn't things like this be chased up with the original builders??!! I mean this sort of thing sounds like shoddy workmanship so why are the owners being pressured to pay for it?
Considering that we pay over $4000 a year in Body Corp fees already, I don't feel it's fair that we are being demanded to pay for this levy on top of what we already pay!
Has anyone else had this type of experience and is there anyway that I can fight the Body Corp's decision to force owners to pay for builder's poor workmanship? Does anyone else agree that in this instance, owner's shouldn't be paying the cost of having to fix up the leak?
Any help appreciated.
I'm just after some opinions and advice as I'm not sure where else to go with my problem.
I own a single apartment in an apartment block (9 stories) and recently I've received a letter from the Body Corp saying that they need to raise $90 000 immediately to cover the cost of fixing a leak in the roof barbecue area. They have had an independent contractor verify that "The leak is a result of inadequate Waterproofing membrane applied to the rooftop area".
But I am furious with this notice because why are we (the owners) meant to cough up this fee? This apartment is only 3 years old, shouldn't things like this be chased up with the original builders??!! I mean this sort of thing sounds like shoddy workmanship so why are the owners being pressured to pay for it?
Considering that we pay over $4000 a year in Body Corp fees already, I don't feel it's fair that we are being demanded to pay for this levy on top of what we already pay!
Has anyone else had this type of experience and is there anyway that I can fight the Body Corp's decision to force owners to pay for builder's poor workmanship? Does anyone else agree that in this instance, owner's shouldn't be paying the cost of having to fix up the leak?
Any help appreciated.