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NAT: ASK US ANYTHING (STRATA INSURANCE)

Stand by for our next Facebook Live Q&A Session 
On Wed 8 Jul at Midday AEST we'll be joined by
Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
to answer all of your Strata Insurance questions.
 If you've got a question, please send it here and be sure to like our Facebook page so you don't miss this and future Q&A sessions. We have some exciting guests lined up.
Please Note: We are unable to provide legal advice or respond to specific circumstances. Please keep your questions general and be sure to include your state. See you there!
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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

NSW: Q&A Installing Private Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
Ross McIntyre, Wattblock

Question: An apartment owner wishes to install an EV charging facility in his car space in the secure common garage area. How do they get a quote without an agreement in principle that this can proceed?

QLD: Q&A Renovations, Altering Common Property and Changing the Appearance of the Lot
Chris Irons,
Hynes Legal

Question: Would installing sliding external balcony shutters within the balcony railing constitute an improvement to the common property or to the owner's lot?

NSW: Can a Parking Offender’s Car be Towed from Strata?
Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

Question: Can I legally have a car towed that is parking in my strata units designated car park? The structure is 90 units in Newcastle NSW, 7 floors high with underground parking.

WA: Q&A Emergency Access into Strata Apartment Buildings
David Young, Fire Escape

Question: If a person living on their own in strata needs an ambulance and calls 000, how do the paramedics gain entry into the apartment complex if the person is immobile?

QLD: Q&A Fire Audit and Fire Door Compliance
Peter Pedersen,
Scanline Fire Doors

Question: Are you permitted to install a door video viewer in a fire rated apartment door?

NSW: Help has Arrived! New COVID-19 Strata Regulations
Adrian Mueller, JS Mueller & Co Lawyers

On 5 June 2020 new Covid-19 strata regulations commenced in NSW making it easier for strata managers to convene and hold general meetings and committee meetings. The new regulations also enable documents to be signed by strata managers remotely and without having the seal affixed to them. 

Tenants urged to ask for rental discounts as apartment vacancy rates soar

Sunrise: fears Australia’s apartment market could be on the brink of collapse due to the coronavirus crisis, with inner-city rental listings skyrocketing as tenants move out. WATCH NOW

Last Edition's Star Articles

QLD: Q&A Duties of a Building Manager
Frank Higginson,
Hynes Legal

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NAT: Priorities for a post pandemic landlord-renter relationship in Australia
RMIT Invites you to participate in the research project ‘Priorities for a post pandemic landlord-renter relationship in Australia.’ We are interested in learning more about scale of the problems caused by Covid-19 for landlords and tenants. The results could help shape government action by providing research evidence into how to further assist the landlord-renter relationship. You can find out more via this FactSheet. You have until 12 July to complete the survey.
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