Body Corporates are wise ranging and diverse. It is this diversity that has lead to schemes being classified as either a Building Format Plan or a Standard Format Plan. Both of which have differing maintenance responsibilities.
Standard Format Plan:
A Standard Format Place uses markers on the ground or structural building elements to define a land horizontally.
The Body Corporate is usually responsible for:
- Maintaining common use areas such as pools and tennis courts;
- Maintaining common roads, gardens and the like; and
- Utility infrastructure that is located on the Common Property;
Building Format Plan:
A Building Format Plan uses the structural elements of a building to define use of the land.
The Body Corporate is usually responsible for:
- External areas to the building;
- Structural Elements of the building like foundations and roofing;
- Gardens and Lawns on common property
- Roads on common property
- Shared Common Facilities such as a pool or tennis court
- Utility Infrastructure on common property or in boundary structure that services multiple lots.
- Doors and windows that border the Lot and Common Property.
