The air conditioning system in the unit owned by the applicant was not operating. While the owners corporation acknowledged that it would usually be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the air-conditioning unit, in this instance the owners corporation refused to repair the air conditioning unit as it believed that damage had been caused…
The applicant was an owner of a class A unit who sought to recover the cost of repairing damaged electricity cables leading to his apartment caused by rodents and/ or other pests. The basis for this action against the owners corporation was that the electricity cables were ‘common property’ and consequently the owners corporation:
breached…
This case followed the decision in the previous Brudenall case, The Owners – Units Plan No 202 v Brudenall & Ors (Unit Titles) [2015] ACAT 64. It arose as a cross-application for a merits review was filed in the above proceedings but ultimately was heard as separate proceedings.
A merits review involves a tribunal standing in…
Units Plan No 202 contained both class A units and class B units. This case centred around a long-standing and important legislated distinction in the maintenance obligations of the owners of these units. Namely, that the owners of class A units are not responsible for the maintenance of the exterior of their units (such as…