Complaints and disputes among occupants within apartment developments

Forsythe, P; Antoniades, H

Complaints and disputes among occupants within apartment developments

Forsythe, P

Antoniades, H

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 7th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference, AHRC 2013: Refereed Proceedings, 2014
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Forsythe, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-9118	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Antoniades, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-2221	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	7th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference, AHRC 2013: Refereed Proceedings, 2014	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780646909226	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26892
dc.description.abstract	Large apartment developments are like mini-communities - there are a wide variety of relationships and networks within, and both complaints and disputes are common. Such situations come at a significant emotional and financial cost to the individuals involved. There is also an overflow effect on both the collective apartment owners and the broader community - especially where disputes escalate to formal tribunal and court hearings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the underlying features of complaint and dispute behaviour including the proximity between disputing parties, the situational context and the residual triggers causing complaint and disputes to occur. The emphasis was on an exploratory pilot study, aimed at determining if predictable patterns existed and if so, whether these were worth pursuing on a broader scale, or not. The methodology utilised a case study of a large apartment complex of 108 separate apartments, where complaint and dispute records were analysed over a 10 year period. These were then mapped onto the apartment layout. Data arising from this was coded into thematically consistent categories and then quantitatively analysed using descriptive statistics. With regard to the proximity of complaints and disputes there was an occasional pattern whereby noise can be attributed to close proximity complaints, but there is no evidence that this leads to formal dispute. The originality of the research is in providing quantitative insight into the current gap in knowledge concerning complaint and dispute behaviour amongst residents living in higher density housing in Australia. Revealed patterns create the ability to use more targeted dispute resolution methods with a view to maintaining harmony within higher density residential complexes.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	7th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference, AHRC 2013: Refereed Proceedings	en_US
dc.title	Complaints and disputes among occupants within apartment developments	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
dc.location.activity	Fremantle, Western Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Large apartment developments are like mini-communities - there are a wide variety of relationships and networks within, and both complaints and disputes are common. Such situations come at a significant emotional and financial cost to the individuals involved. There is also an overflow effect on both the collective apartment owners and the broader community - especially where disputes escalate to formal tribunal and court hearings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the underlying features of complaint and dispute behaviour including the proximity between disputing parties, the situational context and the residual triggers causing complaint and disputes to occur. The emphasis was on an exploratory pilot study, aimed at determining if predictable patterns existed and if so, whether these were worth pursuing on a broader scale, or not. The methodology utilised a case study of a large apartment complex of 108 separate apartments, where complaint and dispute records were analysed over a 10 year period. These were then mapped onto the apartment layout. Data arising from this was coded into thematically consistent categories and then quantitatively analysed using descriptive statistics. With regard to the proximity of complaints and disputes there was an occasional pattern whereby noise can be attributed to close proximity complaints, but there is no evidence that this leads to formal dispute. The originality of the research is in providing quantitative insight into the current gap in knowledge concerning complaint and dispute behaviour amongst residents living in higher density housing in Australia. Revealed patterns create the ability to use more targeted dispute resolution methods with a view to maintaining harmony within higher density residential complexes.

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