NSW: Q&A Refusing the Request for Mobility Aids in Strata Property

Question: I’m an elderly woman who needs a mobility stool outside my door. The strata manager denied my request and issued me a notice to remedy the breach. What Can I do?

I am a 68-year-old woman renting a unit on the first floor of a block of seven units. I have an autoimmune disease that limits my mobility.

Last year I forwarded a letter from my G.P. requesting permission for me to keep a small wooden stool outside the back door of my unit, which is the last on the landing and so it does not obstruct everyday access to anything. The stool was measured and it was determined that it did not obtrude beyond the pipework on the exterior wall and hence was not obstructing the designated fire escape.

Answer: You might wish to apply for exclusive use of the small area near your back door or ask for a licence to keep the stool there.

Mediation is not compulsory for the Owners Corporation/Strata Manager to attend but is a pre-cursor to you being able to make an application to NCAT for various orders.

You might wish to apply for exclusive use of the small area near your back door or ask for a licence to keep the stool there. Alternatively, you might have recourse under the Disability Discrimination Act, 1992.

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