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In the realm of renewable energy, solar power stands as the quintessential innovation of the 21st century. Much like how air conditioning became a household staple in the early 2000s, solar panels have now found their place on rooftops across the nation. This surge in popularity has given rise to a new challenge: the complexities surrounding approval for solar installations within body corporate schemes. While bodies corporate once held the authority to deny residents the right to install solar panels, the Queensland Government has taken significant steps to redefine this privilege as an unequivocal right. In both 2010 and, more recently, in 2022, the government established solar panels as an entitlement for property owners, including those within body corporate schemes. This progressive move ensured owners could not have their request unreasonably denied by committees and/or developers due to the aesthetic concerns of the installation. The key consideration for bodies corporate has now shifted towards tracking the installations themselves - knowing who has undertaken what and ensuring they have been professionally installed by licensed contractors using compliant products. The objective is to not only minimise potential issues with the integrity of the roof, but to safeguard the collective interests of the community by ensuring that fixtures and fittings like this are incorporated into the body corporate’s policy of insurance. So, while a body corporate cannot outright veto the installation of solar panels, it does have the authority to establish by-laws governing various aspects of their upkeep and maintenance. These include provisions of who is responsible for the maintenance of the system, as well as the roof underneath, and who is responsible for costs if the body corporate needs to temporarily remove solar panels to conduct roof repairs. #solar #solarpanels #bodycorporate https://loom.ly/V8aAPuA

Installing solar in body corporate schemes

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