- Why is there a need to communicate regularly with residents living in strata buildings?
- What if a committee member resigns and no one wants to fill their position?
- Replacing windows in old buildings
- Can your neighbour exclude you from accessing the insurance policy?
- Levy notices for works you think are illegal
- Paying for works based on your unit entitlement
- Getting your renovations approvals right!
- Much more…
QLD: Is an individual apartment dishwasher covered under the body corporate's strata building insurance or do they fall under lot owner's contents insurance?
NSW Q: A lot owner in our 5 lot NSW strata building is using the garage to store carpets for their business. What impact would this have on fire safety and strata insurance?
QLD Q: Without any approval or consultation, can a resident build a colourbond wall between their car space and neighbouring car space in the basement car park?
NSW Q: Our 3 unit lot has one visitor space. All units are rented and one tenant has been given permission to use the visitor parking. Why can't I, or the other resident, use this spot as well?
More than one million people in NSW are being invited to have their say on how laws can be changed to improve the experience of the growing number of people living and working in strata communities.
Read more about it here: Help shape the future of strata laws
Submissions close 7 March 2021
WA Apartment Advocacy - Awards for Council of Owners
The WAAA has launched a new awards programme which seeks nominations from Council of Owners. The awards which opened on 1 February and closes on 31 March is calling for nominations from Council of Owners to demonstrate best practice within Strata Companies. Good luck!
Enter due: 31 March. Awards Presentation Night: 21 May
Improving consumer confidence in residential strata buildings
The NSW Government are working with SCA (NSW) to collect information from NSW Strata Managers about Class 2 residential buildings to understand the scale & nature of major defects.
This is part of a strategy to increase consumer confidence & reduce the burden defects have on Strata Managers & occupants of apartments in NSW.
Submissions close 28 February 2021
The City has undertaken to provide a commercial Container Deposit Scheme (Containers for Change) service to those commercial and residential premises in Perth CBD who would like to be involved. The scheme facilitates greater recycling, reduced overall waste costs and provides work for social enterprise groups. There is currently no charge for this service under our trial, and we will provide you with 240L specific bins on a weekly or on demand collection basis.
Please register for a scheme ID through the website or find a charity close to your heart to donate towards. The scheme pays back 10c for each eligible container collected. Please contact us on 9461 3828, or email us to register to be part of our trial or for more information.
The State Government is seeking feedback on a proposed draft Medium Density Code. This Code will form part of SPP 7.3 Residential Design Codes Volume 1 (R-Codes), to encourage greater diversity of well-designed housing to meet the changing needs and expectations of our community.
Submissions close 16 Apr 2021
LookUpStrata will be conducting a Q&A video session about the National fee free NABERS ratings offer in an upcoming video with Alex Sejournee, HFM Asset Management. We invite our national audience to submit questions about the NABERS fee free Offer and we will address as many as possible during the video. This video, packed full of NABERS answers to your questions, will be launched in the March edition of The WA Strata Magazine and shared to our national audience in the following Newsletter, towards the end of March.
Read more about it here: NAT: Why Residential Buildings Should Take Advantage of Fee-Free NABERS?
Submissions close 28 February 2021
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