The WA Strata Magazine | May 2021
  • Who is responsible for replacing skylights?
  • Who pays the insurance excess?
  • How to deal with abusive residents
  • Who instructs the building manager?
  • Is Conflict of interest only concerning finances?
  • When Should Meeting Minutes Be Published?
  • "Peaceful enjoyment" vs "children will be children"
  • Who Manages My Strata? 
  • And more.....
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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

QLD Q: Can a lot owner get full copies of the body corporate roll. Am I able to access a tenant's details or are some records restricted from lot owners?

Chris Irons, Hynes Legal

NSW Q: Can a Pet Bylaw reasonably limit the number of pets you can have in an apartment?


Adrian Mueller,
JS Mueller & Co Lawyers

WA Q: We have a strata council member who is constantly emailing the strata to the point of harassment. What are our legal options to stop this behaviour?


Anthony Quahe,
Civic Legal

QLD Q: In relation to seeking a quote for a building defect assessment, are there any particular conditions that should be applied or is there a standard form of quote that can be used?

Donna Balmer,
Quality Building Management

NSW Q: I am a piano player living in an apartment building. I have received two noise breaches for nuisance about the piano music, claiming I play excessively. This is not correct. What can I do?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

VIC Q: What information does the Owners Corporation need to include in its Covid Safe Plan and does the complex need a QR code or sign in register?

Gregor Evans,
The Knight

QLD Q: Our BC and owners have called a meeting that is not legally binding but are proceeding anyway. They are also discussing major spending without comparison quotes. What do we do?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate

NSW: Are Age Restriction Rules Valid?

This was one of the questions before the Appeal Panel in the case of YBOS Pty Ltd t/as BIG4 Tweed Billabong Holiday Park v Creek [2020] NSWCATAP 284.
Jasmin H.Singh, Kerin Benson Lawyers

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Last Edition's Star Articles

NSW Q: Q&A Owners Corporation’s Payments to Lot Owners or Committee Members

Karina Heinz,
Progressive Strata

QLD Q: Is the Body Corporate Manager under any obligation to offer advice on what is the law and what is not when the matter is discussed at a committee meeting?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate

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UPCOMING STRATA WEBINARS

QLD: Ask Us Anything (Solar In Strata) Q&A WEBINAR: 25 May, 10 AM AEST
Registrations Now Open - Register HERE

Next week, we will be joined by Michael Kleinschmidt from Stratum Legal to talk about all things Solar in Strata. We will look at how the Act and associated regulation modules regulate solar, what by-laws can and cannot regulate and some practical ways that the rights of individuals can be balanced against the right of the body corporate community. Join us as we work our way through an easy-to-understand flow chart which will be provided to all webinar attendees after the event.

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NSW: Ask Us Anything (Strata) Q&A
WEBINAR: 
8 June, 10 AM AEST
Registrations Now Open - Register HERE

Early next month, we are delighted to be joined by Leanne Habib from Premium Strata to answer NSW Strata Q&As and discuss the rollback of COVID-19 strata amendments in NSW which, among other things, relaxed the manner in which to vote at meetings (eg electronic voting is no longer automatically permissible) and extended the time by which the first annual general meeting had to be held. Don't miss this important and timely webinar. Join us as we discuss the changes, detail what this means for you and answer questions you have about NSW Strata and apartment living.

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