There are no short-term letting/rentals in the building and no MCU applications/approvals in place. 

There is no short-term letting/rentals in the building. Note that use of a premises for short-term letting of is regulated by Gold Coast City Council and requires an MCU. Any such application must be informed to the Body Corporate in advance. 

There is no short-term letting/rentals in the building. 

When you rent out your unit, you need to notify the Body Corporate via the Body Corporate Manager/Strata to inform that (1) unit is now rented (2) provide agent contact details.

Installation requires an approval from the Body Corporate.

Approvals from the Body Corporate include information and conditions to aid installations and make you (and installers!) are aware of factors that are important so to avoid problems.

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Approvals from the Body Corporate include information and conditions to aid installations and make you (and installers!) are aware of factors that are important so to avoid problems.

Apply HERE

Should access to the outside of the building or addressing of plumbing connections be needed, then you need to contact the Body Corporate to seek approvals and assistance,

Apply HERE

It is essential that bathrooms are maintained as waterproofed. Water proofing under screed shall extend continuously into floor drainpipes before termination and shall extend seamlessly at wall returns per Building Code of Australia (BCA).
Wall tiling needs to be continuous to the floor (in front of waterproofing. Wall tiles may not be laid over existing tiles. 

All renovations require Body Corporate approval.

No

Fire Doors may not be kept open - your unit door is a Fire Door.

Latches/clips of any type that keep Fire Doors open are not permitted and will be removed following regular regulatory inspections.

Cost for removing such latches/clips will be invoiced to the unit owner

Note that most unit doors in the building are keyed from a master.

Certainly, changing a door lock-barrel/key should be informed to the Body Corporate so that it is clear for emergency action whether there is access available.

Lots not on the master key system are encouraged to provide a key to be secured in the Body Corporate Key Safe for emergency or regulatory access.

Note the Body Corporate (there not being an onsite caretaker/manager) does not provide “lockout” services at all.

Changing/Replacing the door set (handle and latch) is not permitted without approval from the Body Corporate.

Owners should note that unapproved penetrations (“holes”) in Fire Doors are not permitted. Where changing a door/lever set is undertaken:

1. that Door Set type must be approved for Fire Doors [evidence must be supplied to the Body Corporate in advance] and
2. the penetration requirement of the Door Set must match the existing penetration (hole) in the Fire Door [evidence must be supplied to the Body Corporate in advance].

In the event of an unapproved door level/handle/lock set being installed in a Fire Door, the lot owner is responsible for the replacement of the door and door set – cost is in the order of $1500+GST, plus certification and inspection fees.

If indeed the Body Corporate determines the doorset/latch/handle/lock has failed or is EOL (end-of-life) the Body Corporate will replace. Such determinations may be as a consequence of regulatory inspections undertaken by the Body Corporate from time-to-time.

Changing/Replacing the door set (handle and latch) is not permitted without approval from the Body Corporate. Owners should note also that unapproved penetrations (“holes”) in Fire Doors are not permitted.

Where changing a door/lever set is proposed to be undertaken:

1. that Door Set type must be approved for Fire Doors [evidence must be supplied to the Body Corporate in advance] and
2. the penetration requirement of the Door Set must match the existing penetration (hole) in the Fire Door [evidence must be supplied to the Body Corporate in advance].
3. the Body Corporate must agree/approve the works before works are undertaken

In the event of an unapproved door level/handle/lock set being installed in a Fire Door, the lot owner is responsible for the replacement of the door and door set – cost is in the order of $1500+GST, plus certification and inspection fees.

Should you wish to install such a device then you must apply to the Body Corporate for approval and supply evidence to the Body Corporate that the proposed lever/handle/lock set device is approved for use on a Fire Door and that the replacement matches/complies with the existing penetration in the door.

Where changing a door/lever set is undertaken:

1. that Door Set type must be approved for Fire Doors [evidence must be supplied to the Body Corporate in advance] and
2. the penetration requirement of the Door Set must match the existing penetration (hole) in the Fire Door [evidence must be supplied to the Body Corporate in advance].
3. the Body Corporate must agree/approve the works before works are undertaken

In the event of an unapproved door level/handle/lock set being installed in a Fire Door, the lot owner is responsible for the replacement of the door and door set – cost is in the order of $1500+GST, plus certification and inspection fees.

You can paint the inside of your front door.

You may not paint the outside of the front door nor the edges/sides of the front door.

The outside front door of your unit is regulated by the Body Corporate. Signage for unit numbers is provided by the Body Corporate and may not be changed or altered.

Should you wish to install such a device then you must apply to the Body Corporate for approval and supply evidence to the Body Corporate that the Peep/View Hole device is approved for use on a Fire Door.

Owners should note that unapproved penetrations (“holes”) in Fire Doors are not permitted.

In the event of an unapproved penetration in a Fire Door, the lot owner is responsible for the replacement of the door and door set – cost is in the order of $1500+GST, plus certification and inspection fees.

In the event of an unapproved door level/handle/lock set being installed in a Fire Door, the lot owner is responsible for the replacement of the door and door set – cost is in the order of $1500+GST, plus certification and inspection fees.

Rusted door frames are potential defects that the Body Corporate may need to remedy, and as such are a potential cost for all owners via levies.

Door frames may only be Painted by the Body Corporate (door frames may not be painted by owners).

No attachments may be made to a Fire Door.

In the event of an unapproved device on a Fire Door, the Lot Owner is responsible costs of removing such as well as fixing (holes in) the door plus certification and inspection fees.

No attachments may be made to a Fire Door Frame

In the event of an unapproved device on a Fire Door Frame, the Lot Owner is responsible costs of removing such as well as repairs costs plus certification and inspection fees.

The high ceilings in the units means there is no ceiling space and no void to dampen footsteps and noise.

You must ensure that regulations and standards including Building Code of Australia (BCA). applying multi-storey dwellings and the acoustic underlay requirements are met/exceeded. Applicable standard is AS1276-1 "with L’nT,w + C" of less than 48.

In general tiles-on-tiles are not acceptable. 

The high ceilings in the units means there is no ceiling space and no void to dampen footsteps and noise.

You must ensure that regulations and standards including Building Code of Australia (BCA). applying multi-storey dwellings and the acoustic underlay requirements are met/exceeded. Applicable standard is AS1276-1 "with L’nT,w + C" of less than 48.

In general tiles-on-tiles are not acceptable. 

To install fly screens on the exterior-inaccessible sliding windows a Body Corporate approval is required if those are to be fitted to the exterior.

 (Installation/replacement of fly screens internal to windows is at owner discretion, subject to window coverings bylaw).

Owners are responsible for the integrity of the Fly Screens installed on their windows and the Body Corporate is in no way responsible (and should be regarded as indemnified) in the event of such fly screens causing damage or injury in the events where those are no longer retained howsoever caused.  

Body Corporate contractors are unable to remove/replace fly-screens.

It is essential that bathrooms are maintained as waterproofed. Water proofing under screed shall extend continuously into floor drainpipes before termination and shall extend seamlessly at wall returns per Building Code of Australia (BCA).
Wall tiling needs to be continuous to the floor (in front of waterproofing. Wall tiles may not be laid over existing tiles. 

All renovations require Body Corporate approval.

Replacement of a rangehood (appliance) does not require Body Corporate approval.

Note that only duct-less rangehoods may be installed. Connection of ducted rangehoods to extraction is not available.