Just interested in what reasons they gave for trying to prevent the solar panels being installed? I have only ever heard negative things about Body Corporates.

is the roof only for your building? or you share this roof with others?

Working together with the other people in the complex can bring on changes. Eg getting roller blinds and solar power and when all bind together get a power storing battery for the excess power to use in the evening for the Unit you paying big money for.

Body corporate would be more mindful of what this would look like & spoil the appearance of the buildings etc

no, they don't seem to have money to fix important things like hot water systems and this person seems a). to be doing something positive for the environment and b). happy to pay for it herself

I think the body Corp should mind there own business, a reason to look into body Corp before purchasing a place as there specifications can be ridiculous for what they charge, your place, you should be able to put solar on if you want

True, I believe that if we work together we can make your dream and many other climate dreams true .Edited 06-Jun-21 20:23pm

If it is your building - what the hell has it got to do with a body corporate???

If it’s your own house,why is a body corporate involved?

Do you own the whole building or the unit you live in?

It's the Rental laws that need updating. I'm sure you have renters there as well. If you put Solar in, they all have as well. Just like the dividing fence. no-one else wants the job done

Definite NO. If something goes wrong well then it is your responsibility to have it fixed but should not be stopped from helping the environment.

NZ is doing well with climate change being a small country with very small contribution to damage to the environment & body corporates should not be involved in this?

No

I live in a townhouse under body corporate/ strata laws and you need a special bi-law to do it. It allows you to install BUT you are responsible for future repairs to the roof etc as the other owners should not have to pay for your problem if it comes.

yes it not fair there should be more funding to help people

Body corporates are crooks

And the6 get paid a kings ransome a# I know our chief executive gets mor3 than prime minister ie over $360k.

Are you the owner, if so, there are guidelines set within most area regarding solar power and green energy. Check with your local council before doing anything else.

join together with other residents to stand and vote against the current body corporate members so people sympathetic to environmental/climate concerns are voted onto the board of directors. also check if a body corporate can actually ban actions that are beneficial to the environment (be it solar panels, using outdoor clothes lines, declaring the area around your unit to be pesticide-free, an organic-only zone, etc)

Where do you live Andrew 1? In Queensland solar panels are part of the Councils green activity. Solar panels are great for the planet so you can have them in a complex, if you wish to have them the Body Corporate cannot refuse. We are in a community that is Freehold, but even in a Strata titled community you can put solar on your roof and the Body Corp cannot say no. Check the Council's website and also check with your local Councilor.Edited 06-Jun-21 13:11pm

I'd guess that outcome is directly related to that which you own, possibly only a right of occupancy , and that which is the property of the bbody corporate which includes responsibility for the common areas and the exterior of the building, I'd assume that as an you personally have occupancy rights you have associated opportunity to attend body corporate meetings where you could raise the issue with others wiht similar rights. Another case of contracts being entered into without a complete understanding of one's rights and responsibilities.

I agree, Body corporate think they are God and can rule everything. If you want solar panels you have them. Go to Consumer and Business affairs or your local M.P.

you are part of the body corporate, get the wavering people on side, or move to a house where you can do what you want. Grommie and I have 16 solar panels... oops, make that 18., two on the motorhome...

They shouldn't but they do.... Funny how we humans react with a little power and no thought.

Body corps do have the final say sadly

yaahhhh!!

Unfortunately the Body Corporate has the final say

I also think that THIS IS MADNESS.

Yes, when you move into a complex with a Body Corporate you need to abide by the rules, get yourself on the BC committee if you want to make changes.

No. That will be the first stage of a "dictatorship"

no

There is a procedure, you need to attend the Body Corp meeting that is held each year by law, file a motion to allow owners to install solar panels, then have all the members vote on it. If it is passed they can’t stop you.

Well all I can say is buyer Beware. Anyone who walks into any Body Corporate place without their eyes wide open has not done Due Diligence and gets exactly what they deserve. The simple fact of life is that the Body Corporate has a responsibility to the rest of those who live in the complex and that mostly begins with maintenance but can also require that things be kept the same so plces do not look different so if no one else has solar then they are quite within their rights to stop you putting up solar. They are actually doing you a favour as here in Queersland the daily connection fee almost doubles when you install Solar and things only go downhill from there so while you may be able to reduce your electricity usage it tends to increase your bill as only a small part of the bill is involved around the amount of electricity that you use most of the bill is for being connected tot he Network and maintaining that network.

THEY SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN AND CANT HAVE IT SHOULD BE YOUR JOYCE

they have to much say as long it looks ok on the roof there should be no problem have a extra ordinary meeting and vote on it

That is the probnlem with buyingb into this sort of housing, There are always those who want to control everything - the are called "Control Freaks" they think they know everything and everyone should bow down to them and their ideas - that is until the proverbial hits the fans and everything goes wrong which is when these cowards run for cover and refuse to take any responsibility and blame their mates. If I buy a property and get a Titlle - even if within a group then I should be able to do exactly as I like with it. If I want to install Solar Panels, Solar Hot Water service then I should have the right to do so and if others in that group don't like it too bloody bad. It is my home and thats the end of the argument. Many years ago, when I was young and inexperienced, I bought a free-standing unit in one of these projects. There was no solar of anything like it BUT there was one couple who thought because they were the first to buy and move in that they were in charge. They even tried to stop me painting the rooms of my unit in the colours I wanted and told me that I was not allowed to hang pictures on my wallls - Now being young I was also very short tempered and they got the very sharp side of my tongue. Put up your Solar Panels and to hell with the control freaks!

Oh it's raining. Must be Climate change.

What does your lawyer say?

OK Andrew, if you can't win them over then try outwitting the twits. Is there anyone among the "tenants" who are on your side and perhaps may be wanting the same thing and would be willing to "climb" this Everest of a problem and shame the body corporate by really creating a shaming eye saw! Stage a rooftop peaceful sit in. " from a great height", by dressing up as mock up solar panels naming and shaming the Stone Age Body Corporate stuck in BC narrow minded times.

If you can get enough people on the committee to vote to have the option of solar panels, then have a lawyer change the by-laws. Pets are now allowed in strata buildings, it seems inconceivable that in this day and age people are not advocating more on this pressing issue, especially when using electricity over solar affects our planet for future generations to come.

keep fighting them

In theory - no, but in reality - yes (with you being a prime example)!

I don't own any property for me to put any solar panels on.

I am on a BC committee and it is the most frustrating position to be in. Most leave everything up to the few and then complain if it does not meet with their view even though they were advised of meetings they never attend, asked to vote on an issue, asked for their input all to no avail. I do realise that living in a Strata situation everyone has the right to vote and reject, request etc. and also the units are supposed to be uniform as much as possible i.e. fencing, colours and such. I cannot see any reason to veto your application to install solar panels unless they are an ugly eyesore which I cannot see them being. May I ask if you are on the committee?

It is your property I thought you have the right to put them in. It is no cost to them.

If you own the building, how can they stop you from doing pretty much what you want to do with it? Unless they say it's a "eye-sore" issue, which is basically crap these days esp to do with solar panels - everyone wants to save the planet from nasty old climate-change monster, right? Damned if you do, and damned if you don't with these people. If you can "threaten" them with court, I'd do so. These idiots think that the common Joe-Shmo is an idiot. They're probably just trying to scare you. Good luck with it tho', whatever happens.

I meant to say "from a great height"...OK?...lets concentrate on the rest of this issue and please let us not get side tracked...I should be allowed to help save the world....right?