Concrete Cancer in Body Corporate Schemes on the Sunshine Coast

Queensland's body corporate regulations say the body corporate must maintain common property in good condition, and in a structurally sound condition to the extent it is structural. Where major spending is decided at a general meeting, the owner of each lot must be given copies of at least 2 quotations.

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What concrete cancer in body corporate schemes on the Sunshine Coast actually involves

(1) The body corporate must maintain common property in good condition, including, to the extent that common property is structural in nature, in a structurally sound condition. The body corporate must maintain common property, as well as some things that are not on common property.

A row of balcony slab edges on a low-rise apartment building, one with a rust stain — concrete cancer in body corporate schemes, Sunshine Coast. Illustrative example.

What the owners get to see

(2) The owner of each lot must be given copies of at least 2 quotations for carrying out the work or supplying the personal property or services. If there are exclusive use bylaws recorded over common property, the wording of the bylaw can change the non-structural and structural maintenance responsibilities for common property areas.

Ask the body corporate manager which parts of the building are common property under the survey plan and whether an exclusive use by-law changes who repairs what.

The edge of a stairwell landing in a low-rise apartment building with a spalled section and rust staining — concrete cancer in body corporate schemes, Sunshine Coast. Illustrative example.

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