| From: |
SP52948 owner |
| To: |
Robert Crosbie Waratah Strata Management |
| To: |
STuart Greene Waratah Strata Management |
| Subject: |
OFFICIAL COMPLAINT SP52948 Smoking in basement area continues unabated on 23Dec2020 |
| Date: |
23/12/20, 1:40 pm |
Good afternoon,
SP52948 By-Laws failure to be enforced.
It appears more than 20 complaints about smoking fell on deaf ears.
Smoking, as serious health, safety, and nuisance issue is not taken
seriously enough.
For each of the previous and below listed incidents CCTV recording can
confirm whereabouts of Lot 158 owners.
10 September 2020:
At around 12:10 hours, owner was going out of garage of Lot 158 and
detected strong cigarette smell coming from from what appears to be a
garage of a known offender. They were inside the garage at the time and
came out with shopping bags.
16 October 2020:
Lot 158 owner passed by rubbish bins below Block A and sensed strong
smell of cigarettes at around 12:29 hours. Known offender was in their
garage opposite rubbish bins and loud coughing was heard at the time.
Building manager staff already left the complex by that time and
dashboard camera recording can confirm that they were not on site.
Both owners of Lot 158 walked from their garage to elevator in Block A
and sensed strong smell of cigarettes around 13:27 hours. Known offender
was in their garage opposite rubbish bins at the time.
2 November 2020:
Lot 158 owner passed by rubbish bins below Block A and sensed strong
smell of cigarettes at around 17:55 hours. Known offender was in their
garage opposite rubbish bins and loud coughing was heard at the time.
Whilst Lot 158 was going towards garage, maintenance
staff was passing on his scooter and going in general direction of Lot
where known offender was.
7 November 2020:
Lot 158 owners passed by rubbish bins below Block A and sensed strong
smell of cigarettes at around 17:58 hours. Known offender was in their
garage opposite rubbish bins and loud coughing was heard at the time.
8 November 2020:
Lot 158 owner passed by rubbish bins below Block A and sensed strong
smell of cigarettes at around 14:45 hours. The terrible smell was very
obvious all the way to Lot 158 garage.
Known offender was in their garage opposite rubbish bins and loud
coughing was heard at the time.
16 November 2020:
Female Lot 158 owner passed by rubbish bins below Block A and sensed
strong smell of cigarettes at around 22:10 hours. The terrible smell was
very obvious all the way to Lot 158 garage.
Known offender was in their garage opposite rubbish bins and loud
coughing was heard at the time.
21 November 2020:
Two owners from Lot 158 owner passed by rubbish bins below Block A and
sensed strong smell of cigarettes at around 18:00 hours. The terrible
smell was very obvious all the way to Lot 158 garage. Known offender was
in their garage opposite rubbish bins.
23 December 2020:
At 13:17 hours, Lot 158 owner had to go from garage to rubbish bins
below Block A. Whole basement area around Block A smelled of strong
cigarette smoke. Notorious smoker was in their garage at the time.
Regards,
On 26/3/20 2:02 pm, SP52948 owner wrote:
Two incidents of smoking near Block A, and repeated problems in Block B:
a) Today, at around 12:04 hours three members of Lot 158 went to
garage area from level 2 by elevator. One of the owners went to
garbage bins below Block A to recycle items. Strong smell of
cigarettes was present. Well-known smoker was in their garage at the
time.
b) Today, at around 13:09 hours three members of Lot 158 went to
garage area from the ground floor by elevator. Strong smell of
cigarettes was present all the way from the basement in front of
elevator, near garbage bins, to Lot 158 garage. Well-known smoker was
in their garage at the time.
CCTV recordings can confirm the travels.
c) Attachment
"SP52948-notice-in-elevator-about-smoking-problems-on-balconies-Block-B-25Mar2020.webp"
taken in Block B elevator shows the smoking problems are wide-spread.
Evidence has been collected that owners are not informed via notice
boards or in the minutes of the meetings about repeated, persistent
smoking issues and health risks.
For the last 10 years, depending on times of their employment with
SP52948, BCS Strata Management, Waratah Strata Management, maintenance staff, and EC members failed to
issue proper compliance notices for repeated offenders for smoking and
failed to take serious actions, including financial penalties in
accordance with By-Laws.