Hi,

I have posted this in another topic but our local council doesn’t require fire rating or anything when strata-ing existing units. We are on our 3rd set.

Have you spoken to your council?

cheers

Karen

Hi Robert,

Thanks. I just hate the idea of accidentally getting someone who is too green to know to do checks. Also – don’t want to run the property down, though.

Do you know if it’s common now for councils to not require fire rating?

cheers

Karen

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