QLD Q: Can Budget Meetings or AGM's be delayed/postponed due to Covid Lockdowns in order to enable the meetings to be 'in person'? Zoom meetings are not an option for us.
NSW Q: My strata manager is withholding some of my levy notices. How do I ensure these late notices are sent to me, as the strata manager is ignoring my emails?
ACT Q: In ACT, are lot owners permitted to install CCTV cameras on their lot? If Owners Corporations install CCTV cameras, is this permitted and what procedures should they follow?
QLD Q: A lot owner had approval from the committee to install two air conditioners. On installation, the units were placed in different locations to the submitted application. What can the committee do?
WA Q: What are the duties of a chairperson? The Act specifies the duties of the secretary and treasurer, but doesn't really outline what the chairperson does.
SA Q: Can I stop my neighbour from smoking on his balcony all day. The smokes drifts straight into my unit. Does SA have any laws for smoking in units?
QLD Q: Where/if in the BCCM Act or Residential Module does it state that an owner can put forward, at the AGM, the names of multiple Body Corporate Managers (and their quotes) for engagement as BCM - thus giving owners a choice?
NSW Q: What are the voting rights on a Strata motion mid-way through a unit’s sale process when contracts have been exchanged but are yet to be settled? Who is the voting party under these circumstances?
Don't miss the discussion about how to alter your plan of subdivision in Victoria when we are joined by Tim Graham, Partner of Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers. Tim will also be addressing your VIC Strata Q&As.
Find out more about Bugden Allen Graham LawyersHERE.
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NSW: Apply for an energy assessment grant
Owners corporations in the City of Sydney are eligible to apply for a Ratings and Assessment grant. The next grant round is open 19 July - 23 August. On offer: up to $10,000 for 1st yr NABERS ratings, $5,000 for 2nd yr NABERS ratings and $10,000 for water/energy assessments that are to be completed alongside a NABERS rating.