| From: |
SP52948 owner |
| To: |
Robert Crosbie, Stuart Greene |
| Subject: |
Request for immediate repair: Lot 158 - Vent grille in en-suite bathroom - 26Sep2020 |
| Date: |
26/9/20, 09:51 |
Good morning,
This is sent in compliance with SSMA 2015 Section 43.
After returning home at around 09:15 hours this morning, we found vent
grille in en-suite bathroom almost falling from the ceiling. The vent
grille was in perfect state when we left home at around 07:55 hours today.
It now poses the risk of falling down, damaging the property, or even
causing injury.
Here are the details of previous event in main bathroom.
a) On 9 February 2020, vent grille in main bathroom fell from the
ceiling and crashed into the ground. It was lucky that nobody was at
home at the time.
On 27 February you were sent reminder that nothing had been done for 19
days.
Since then multiple efforts to get it replaced or properly repaired failed.
b) Last repair was on 8 April 2020, when handyman found the fourth clip
and the vent grille was put back into the ceiling. Sadly, it was
short-lived.
c) On 14 April 2020, whilst our daughter was in the bathroom, the grille
fell down missing her head by few centimeters. That would have been a
major incident with possibility of injury or even more serious harm.
SMS was sent to handyman. Eventually, my wife proposed safe and
perfect way to ensure vent grille is correcly located, which handyman
adopted as new solution.
SP52948 is already confirmed for discriminating Lot 158 because of their
attempts to enforce proper management of the complex.
These repairs are outstanding for Lot 158:
a) Replacement of obsolete and partially inoperative smoke detectors.
One of the smoke detectors was actually replaced by owners corporation
in 2008/2009. The other has not been replaced or properly maintained for
24 years.
In August 2020, owners corporation rushed to replace several smoke
detectors, several montghs after submission of fire safety compliance.
b) Vent grille in en-suite bathroom (as described above).
d) Poor ventilation in one bathroom and laundry (significant difference
in air flow between the two bathrooms has been well documented for
Waratah Strata Management and maintenance staff since June 2018).
Serious consequences of not repairing the common property and directly
causing health and safety risks cannot be overstated.
Regards,
