Smart building technology transforming strata management
WBS Technology Smart building technology is the use of devices that communicate with one another to streamline the performance of certain tasks. There are immediate benefits for strata and other facility managers available now as well as huge potential as new functionality is developed.
NSW: Q&A Can Installation of Blinds or Sun Shades for Apartment Balconies be refused? What permissions do I need?
Rod Smith, The Strata Collective Question: I plan to buy a sun umbrella as a sun shade for my apartment balcony that I am able to click into a permanent small base on the wall. What am I required to do regarding permissions?
QLD: Q&A Who is responsible for the maintenance of fly screens? Todd Garsden, Hynes Legal
Question: We were recently hit by a hail storm which caused damage to our apartment. Who would be responsible for replacing and repairing our damaged fly screens?
Tony Johnson, Horner Management Question: We are a self managed 4 unit scheme. We don’t have a sinking fund so strata maintenance and associated costs are handled as required by the 4 owners. But who pays for what?
NSW Strata Renewal: Tips For Oc’s – Finding A Way Through The Renewal Maze
Bannermans Lawyers Level of interest in strata renewal of existing strata schemes continues to increase. When 100% support for a sale is not achieved, a sale is possible as a result of the strata renewal legislation if owners holding more than 75% of lots and unit entitlements are in support of the sale.
NSW Spectacular Failures: Unsuccessful Attempts To Terminate Caretakers
Adrian Mueller, JS Mueller & Co Lawyers Is an owners corporation able to terminate the appointment of a caretaker with whom it is dissatisfied? In recent years, there have been several cases and these attempts have been spectacularly unsuccessful.
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National: Have Your Say and WIN
Would you like to win a $1000 prepaid visa? Then complete this short survey on behalf of Australian Apartment Advocacy so that they can lobby government and developers for better outcomes for those of us who choose to live and own apartments as our preference. The link for the survey is HERE and you have until 31 March to complete.
Remember if you have already done the survey then you will not be able to undertake it again.
We don’t need to rehash what we have written previously about the state government’s cladding laws but you can read the article again if you want to.
The date for all buildings that are caught by the cladding regulations to effectively opt out of the regime (if that is the case) is 29 March. If you don’t opt out, your building is going to stage two, with the consequential costs, even if it is not caught.
If you haven’t looked at the cladding issue, the time is nigh.
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QLD: .... BC Lawyers vs Caretaker vs BC Managers. The individual owners who seek out committee positions to further their own ambitions or personal whims.
I don’t believe any system is perfect and unfortunately as people seek their own pathways, often its not always to the benefit of [all]. Overall I believe if people commit to the contract it can be of benefit to all owners.
