What is common property and what is my lot?
Your lot is the airspace inside your apartment plus anything on title to you (parking, storage). Common property is everything else shared with the rest of the building — exterior walls, roof, lifts, gardens, driveways, hallways and most plumbing.
The exact dividing line is shown on the registered strata plan, and it matters a lot when something breaks. As a rough rule, if a fault is inside the painted face of the wall it's usually your responsibility; if it's behind the wall, in the slab, on the roof or affects more than one lot, it's usually common property and the owners corporation pays.
Get the registered strata plan from your strata manager or buy a copy from the state titles office before any major renovation or repair dispute.
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