When it comes to water damages, the key thing that needs to be determined is where is the water coming from? It sounds like a simple question, but it becomes complex when you involve experts and they will explain to you that there are different ways to test where the water is coming from.

And it's not a simple test either. And it could be coming from multiple properties. It could be coming partly from common property or private property. There are also different ways that water leak is tested. They are the dye and water thermal tests. Also, there are methods of observing where the mold is coming from. These are just some of the many types of tests that could be carried out and the first thing they do is ask the question.

These tax reports are not straightforward, but that's actually the purpose of a report. Once that's been identified, if it's identified if it's from private property, the owner's rights is to make a claim against the owner of that private property. If the leak is coming from and or common property, an owner may have a claim against the owner's corporation, but it would not be sufficient where it is you, the layperson, would be identifying where the leak is coming from.

Even if you were an expert, it is in the best interest that you get a report that is independent from an expert who can identify and confirm in writing through a report where the leak or leaks are coming from. Next is what are the resultant damage that the water leak caused. It needs to be identified through a report what has been damaged within your property because of this water leak.

When it comes to pet ownership and living in Strata community, it's very different from living in a standalone dwelling. I say that because it's important for the pet owner to understand that there are certain things they should be considering when it comes to living in a Strata community. One of the main things to, consider in a living in a Strata community is that when they're using the common property, most especially, it is the owner's responsibility, the pet owner's responsibility to make sure that any loss or damage caused by their pets on the common property, which includes nuisance caused by their pets to other residents, it is their responsibility. There are certain body corporates or owners corporations or the Strata communities within Australia that are given the right by their respective state laws when it comes to creating rules that govern the behavior of owners and their pets. So what's important is where the owner has decided or the owner of the pet has decided to live in a Strata community, they should understand the rules that have been created by that particular Strata community when it comes to pets. Clean up after your pet when they're using the common property. Be conscious and be respective of other spaces so as to not receive allegations that your pet is causing nuisance. We love our pets, and it's important that we also protect them. And by protecting them, that is understanding the rules that the Strata community has when it comes to pet ownership.