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Thank you emptypockets and thank you again Julie. You have provided some very useful information. Every little bit helps. I hadn’t heard of a recirculating rangehood before.
I haven’t been very clear though. The IP in Qld with the bathroom mould is my property. The place in which I am a tenant and which has the kitchen exhaust venting into the roof cavity is in SA. It is just a fan in the ceiling so not a rangehood as such.
Cathy.[smiling]
Thank you v8ghia and Julie. I forgot to mention that this flat is an IP in Qld.
The shower is next to an internal wall opposite the window so probably a few meters from the external wall. If some sort of exhaust is directed through the external wall or window I guess I will need to talk to the body corporate first but it sounds like a better idea than just venting into the ceiling space. The property in which I am a tenant has a kitchen exhaust that discharges into the roof cavity – I hate to think what it must be like up there.
I will check out those links and see what all the options are, then talk again with my property manager.
Thanks again
Cathy[biggrin]
I had problems with a manager in Victoria. After much research I found a new manager I was happy with and they contacted the old one and took over the property file within a few days. All I had to do (as a courtesy) was send written notice of termination to the old manager. There was no cost involved in doing this.
In Qld I would have to give 30 days notice as this is the time period stipulated in my management agreement.
All the best
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Hi Kay,
This is a small block of 8. I have not been able to attend the last few annual meetings for various reasons BUT I do put in writing any issues or proposals for discussion. The minutes are a little vague as to whether my letter has been put forward and talking to the body corporate manager hasn’t cleared that point up for me.
In any case, there has been one particular maintenance/repair problem that a couple of owners (including myself) have tried to address. At a meeting a couple of years ago it was passed that each individual owner would be responsible for this problem in their own unit. (It is arguably part of the common property.) I went ahead and had extensive repairs done last year – to leave it any longer posed a risk. I informed the body corporate, in writing, that I was doing the work.
Now, at the last meeting, it has been passed that the body corporate will replace the items in the whole block.
Hence I need to consult with someone who can advise me on how to proceed from here as I am not an expert. What the body corporate has agreed on now is great but should have happened years ago. But I feel I shouldn’t be paying twice over for this. Still, what I feel might be wrong.
Thanks for your input.
Cathy.Thank you Simon. I will try the company and see how it goes.
Regards,
Cathy.
