NSW: Q&A How do we go about installing air conditioning in an apartment?

NSW: Q&A How do we go about installing air conditioning in an apartment?

Question: Is a Council DA required for owners wishing to install Air Conditioning? For the full question and our detailed response, visit the original publication at Look Up Strata. Do you have a question relating to your property or development? Contact us! Please note that this article is provided for information purposes only and is not a…

NSW: Q&A Does Strata Maintain My Air Conditioning Unit?

NSW: Q&A Does Strata Maintain My Air Conditioning Unit?

Question: Our air conditioner was installed incorrectly by the builder 5 years ago. Is the repair of the resulting leak part of the strata maintenance responsibilities? Generally speaking and without knowing where the external unit is located, an air-conditioning unit which services only one lot is that lot’s responsibility. As for the defect in its…

Q&A: Air-conditioning maintenance – who is responsible?

Q&A: Air-conditioning maintenance – who is responsible?

A LookUpStrata reader wanted to know who is responsible for maintaining an individual unit’s ducted air conditioning systems when their main components are located outside the Lot’s boundaries. The short answer is: it depends. The test for determining whose responsibility repair & maintenance befalls is whether or not there is an exclusive use by-law registered. You can…