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Latest Articles
QLD: Q&A Boundary and Common Property Issues
Peter Hunt, Mathews Hunt Legal Question: We are having a boundary and common property issue. We have a window garden which only we have access to. The window box is within our unit footprint but the body corp committee has informed us we need to remove it.
Leanne Habib, Premium Strata Question: Is the owners corporation able to issue ‘on the spot’ fines for what they consider breaching strata bylaws? Is this even legal? How do we challenge this?
NSW: Can I Contact Strata Directly to Organise Repairs to Common Property?
Leanne Habib, Premium Strata Question: I have required repairs to common property since I moved in over a year ago. My Real Estate will not assist. Can I contact Strata directly?
Todd Garsden, Hynes Legal Question: If an office bearer has legal action against them for a matter that relates to their representation of the body corporate, is the body corporate vicariously liable for the office bearer?
Simon Plummer, StrataRatings Once per year, when a strata schemes insurance comes up for renewal, the owners must appoint someone to put the time and effort into reviewing the insurance options available to the scheme. So what is the best strata insurance on offer for 2019? Use our Rating system to find out.
NSW: Dealing with Hoarders – One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure
Bannermans Lawyers Why don’t other lot owners like hoarders? Can by-laws create rules to prevent hoarding? What legal action can an owners corporation take against a hoarder lot owner? Can guardianship appointment assist with the removal of rubbish?
NSW: Q&A Can We Avoid Strata Manager Insurance Commissions?
Mario Esera, HWL Ebsworth Question: Can a strata manager charge higher strata management fees if a committee decides to place the insurance independently of the strata manager?
NSW: Q&A Fined for not using the visitor parking spaces
Leanne Habib, Premium Strata Question: I was fined for not parking in a visitor parking space at my girlfriend's apartment. They are pursuing her for the money. Is this parking fine from the owners corporation valid?
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Big News
Sydney’s Opal Tower residents refuse to move back in and demand mystery report
Stephanie Bedo and Ben Graham, news.com.au Residents had refused to move back into the troubled Opal Tower building until they received their body corporate’s report into its safety. But despite being reassured from multiple parties certain units are safe to return to, no one is yet to see a sign of the report by Cardno.
ACT: 'We've reached a crisis point': Experts decry ACT building industry
Dan Jervis-Bardy, The Canberra Times
The overwhelming majority of high-rise apartment buildings in Canberra are likely to have major defects, industry experts have estimated, with one warning the territory's construction industry has reached "crisis point".
NSW: I recently bought an apartment and would like to install fly-screens to the balcony doors. I do not know if this is under Cosmetic / Minor works. Are you able to advise?
National: Wow. I wouldn’t normally comment but this article is incorrect and not factual in a lot of areas. Firstly, not all deferred payment contracts have the payments evenly spread, some have a bulk payment up front followed by smaller payments.......
QLD: Can you please tell me what the procedures are for a body corporate committee to do when an owner corresponds to the committee regarding a number of different issues e.g. resident caretaker not watering gardens, parking issues, etc. Does the committee need to acknowledge the receipt of his issues and that the issues will be submitted at the next body corporate meeting? Is there a time frame?
