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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

NSW: Q&A Suspect our Strata Manager of Misappropriating Funds

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Question: We’re concerned our Strata Management Company is experiencing operating problems. Are there safeguards in place to ensure the Strata Manager is not using our fees to prop up a failing business?

QLD: Q&A Who is Responsible for Maintenance of My Apartment Balcony?

Hayley Gath, Mathews Hunt Legal
Question: A quote from a glass cleaning company was only for the outside of the glass on our balconies. Isn’t the Body Corporate responsible for maintenance of the balustrade, including both sides of the glass on the balcony?

WA: Strata Construction Defects – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Very Wrong!

David Clark, Houspect WA
Every construction in WA will have some residual construction defects that need to be addressed. If properties were constructed 100% of the time with a zero-defect rate, the time and cost to construct would be prohibitive.

Q&A Car Park Entrance Lighting in Strata Buildings

Tracey Wyber,
Trackie Industries
Question: Are there any rules about the lighting of driveways or entrance lighting in strata buildings? Does the lighting have to stay on all night?

NSW’s first strata renewal decision unpacked – legal issues raised valuations

Allison Benson,
Kerin Benson Lawyers

For OCs, lot owners, strata lawyers, potential purchasers /developers and valuers looking for guidance in terms of valuations from this decision, some guidance can be taken.

NSW: Switching from Being a Self-Managed Strata Scheme

Michael Ferrier,
Eyeon Property Inspections
Sue owns an apartment in a complex where owners have recently switched from being self-managed to a professional strata management company. She shares some of her insights.

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NSW: NCAT Changes Procedure For Strata Applications

Adrian Mueller, JS Mueller & Co

WA: Strata Manager’s Duties under the Strata Title Act Amendments

Anthony Quahe, Civic Legal

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NSW: Short-term-rental Accommodation Reforms

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and the Department of Customer Service are seeking feedback on the draft instruments and Regulations that will introduce the state-wide planning framework and mandatory Code of Conduct for short-term-rental accommodation (STRA). The proposed changes are outlined in a Discussion Paper, which also seeks feedback about introducing a new industry-led STRA property register. Public feedback is invited up to 11 September 2019.

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VIC: Better Apartments in Neighbourhoods

You are invited to provide feedback on the proposed external amenity standards for apartment developments. Submissions welcome until 27 Sept 2019.

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