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WA: False Fire Alarms – Top Tips to Avoid a Financial Penalty

Greg McCulloch,
Westside Fire Services
The aim of a false fire alarm fee is to encourage owners and occupants to take appropriate steps to avoid false fire alarm activations occurring. Read our top tips to avoid being hit with fees.

Q&A Strata Insurance cover for items in storage cages

Lia de Sousa,
Whitbread Insurance Brokers

Question: For lot owners to rent spare storage cages in our apartment building, our Strata Manager insists they take out full insurance. Is this insurance necessary?

QLD: Q&A Who Maintains What on my Apartment Balcony?

Hayley Gath,
Mathews Hunt Legal
Question: What part of each balcony is common property and required to be maintained by the body corporate? Is it merely the exterior of the glass surrounds or does it extend to the tiled floor and doors leading out to the balcony?

SA: Q&A Be Proactive About Informing Residents of the Strata Parking Rules

Tony Johnson,
Horner Management
Question: What is the best way to keep everyone informed of our parking rules? Is there a template in SA for notifying new residents about lot owner and visitor car parking allocations?

QLD: Rights of Access to Lots

Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
This is an appeal decision about whether a body corporate acted reasonably in accessing a lot – and before you think this is just a body corporate issue there is a bit in this one for management rights operators about working with heights and the related WHS issues…

NSW: “Off the Plan” Purchase Regrets + Top 5 Potential Solutions

David Bannerman,
Bannermans Lawyers
Sale of strata apartments “off the plan” are common. In the current market, purchasers may be regretting the purchase and looking for a way out of the contract.

Last Edition's Star Articles

Water Damage Insurance Claims and Excesses in Strata Properties

Tyrone Shandiman,
Strata Insurance Solutions

Buck-passing on Apartment Building Safety Leaves Residents at Risk

Geoff Hanmer,
RMIT University

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QLD: Combustible Cladding Checklist Part 2

Identified building owners have until the 31 July to ensure that they have completed part 2 of the three-part Safer Buildings Combustible Cladding Checklist. For more information on obtaining quotes for the audit, see this recent ⚠️alert: QBCC warns owners to obtain competitive quotes for Safer Buildings Audit and more about the Safer Buildings Audit, including deadline extensions and important dates here.

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