Strata

To be legally compliant, it is incumbent on the Owners Committee to have the correct registration and other documentation in place. Although usually easy to manage, many strata plans do not have the required statutory documentation in place. Note: these documents are not the responsibility of the strata managers or lift contractor.

Capital works budgets and lifecycle planning is now mandatory in most Australian states and territories. Even if your property is relatively new, realistic long-term budgeting for capital works is essential and required by law.

The safety of residents, visitors and contractors is also the direct responsibility of Owners Committees. Properties built prior to 2009 are very likely to have non-conformances versus current statutory requirements and although owners are not expected to remove every item of risk, they are required to have the hazardous items identified and managed.

Contracts drafted by your lift service provider are generally low on performance deliverables and their legal terms tend to protect the contractor’s position rather than the property owners! This type of contract can encourage poor maintenance resulting in reliability issues - and taking years off your lift's life-span. For Strata Owners, an independently drafted agreement is far preferable, and without tricky exclusions will definitely save you money.

Although most properties have a lift service provider, experience has proven that unless someone is monitoring their work, some contractors will take shortcuts - and preventative maintenance just doesn’t get done - the consequence could be poor reliability, but most certainly, equipment life-span is shortened by years!

For Owners Committees, Elevating Studio have developed a low cost, Strata specific elevator assessment report, designed to inform and protect owners committees in respect to safety, legal compliance, contracts, preventative maintenance and capital works planning.