In Australia, Strata is a particular area of focus for Elevating Studio, assisting clients with safety, legal compliance, risk management, preventative maintenance and lifecycle planning.
STRATA TITLE BUILDINGS
STRATA TITLE BUILDINGS
- Maintenance Agreements
- Preventative Maintenance
- Strata Specific Lift Assessment Report
- Safety Compliance
- Statutory Compliance
- Capital Works Planning
Some contracts drafted by your Elevator & Escalator Maintenance Service Provider (MSP) are generally low on performance deliverables and their legal terms tend to protect the MSP's position rather than the property owners! For Strata Title Buildings, an independently drafted Agreement will ensure the specification and terms protect the interests of the Owners with clarity on inclusions, MSP's responsibilities and avoid unnecessary surprise costs.
Although most properties have an Elevator & Escalator Maintenance Service Provider (MSP), 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.
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.
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 the Elevator & Escalator Maintenance Service Providers (MSPs).
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.
