The NSW Strata Magazine | July 2021

  • Does our annual strata insurance premium legally and fully cover us?
  • Who pays the legal costs when recover outstanding levies?
  • How do we know what fire measures we need to take?
  • Can the government make a model bylaw that's not valid?
  • Do we need a treasurer and Secretary?
  • Getting a professional Capital Works Fund Plan verse doing your own maintenance
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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

NSW Q: Do we need to information our insurer about installing ceiling insulation batts in our roof cavity where there are many cables?

Tyrone Shandiman, 
Strata Insurance Solutions

QLD: Ask Us Anything Q&A Webinar |  July 2021

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate 

QLD Q: Is a motion submitted by a lot owner the same as a lot owner asking for a decision to be made by the committee?

Todd Garsden,
Mahoneys

VIC Q: Can an Owners Corporation make a Fixed Bank Deposit for investment for 6 months, even though an OC is a non-profit Organisation?

Rochelle Castro, RC & Co Lawyers

NSW Q: Is it regulation that the financial and annual budget of the BMC be presented to the strata committee or owners and approved at a committee meeting before the owners corporation AGM?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

WA Q: How do you set up an expenditure chart of accounts in the reserve fund specifically for the 10 year maintenance plan?

Andrew Booth,
ABBC Building Inspectors

QLD Q: Is the strata manager obliged to report me to Council if I am advertising my apartment for short term letting on AirBnB?

Chris Irons, Hynes Legal
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NSW: Mad About Magnesite


 
David Bannerman,
Bannermans Lawyers

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Last Edition's Star Articles

NSW Q: Can a member of the executive committee request a copy of the bank transaction history of our Strata Plan?

Tim Sara, Strata Choice

QLD Q: Can our body corporate committee refuse attendance at meetings by a mentally ill and very abusive lot owner?

Chris Irons, Hynes Legal

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Alert: NSW

NSW Gov Announcement


On the 9 July, new public health orders were issued that now make it mandatory for wearing masks in indoor common property areas of Greater Sydney strata and community schemes.

Commencing: 13 July 2021

Download a poster for your common areas HERE.

Announcements

NSW: Cost savings opportunity for apartment buildings
Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils have teamed up with Sydney Water to make it easy for apartment buildings in Sydney’s east to save on water bills with simple fixes. The WaterFix® Strata service is an affordable end-to-end service to fix leaks and install water efficient equipment inside apartments and common areas.
NSW Sustainable and Resilient Strata Communities SURVEY
The City of Sydney invites owner-occupiers, investors and tenants of strata buildings in Greater Sydney to complete an online survey. Your input will help the City shape programs and resources that promote connected, thriving and resilient communities.
National: Cladding concerns for homeowners SURVEY
You are invited to participate in RMIT University’s research project ‘Cladding concerns for homeowners’.  We are interested in learning more about scale of the problems associated with the combustible cladding issue, and how far along the process of cladding rectification your building is. The results could help shape government action by providing research evidence into construction cladding crisis responses. A link to a short ten question online survey (including a plain language statement, description of your rights, and consent selection) is included below:
NSW FREE 2hr Training on Flammable Cladding Removal from Multi-Unit Apartments in NSW through a program is known as Project Remediate.
This course is aimed at strata managers and committee members (for schemes that are self-managed) to help them understand the program and explain it to lot owners who will decide whether their strata scheme should join.
 

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State: VIC
Location/Region: Melbourne
Role/Position: Experienced OC Manager
Company: The Knight
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State: NSW
Location/Region: Greater Sydney
Role/Position (5): Strata Manager, Compliance & Risk Administrator, Company Title/Strata Manager, Assistant Strata Manager, Customer Service Associate
Company: Strata Choice
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State: VIC
Location/Region: Melbourne
Role/Position: Administrative Assistants
Company: LINKfire
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