On Saturday, Nikki and Liza attended the Future Proofing Perth's Apartments Conference organised by WA Apartment Advocacy. We had a fantastic day listening to inspiring speakers and meeting with WA lot owners and industry professionals. We welcome new readers who joined the LookUpStrata community on Saturday! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the table for a chat.

See you at the CHU SCA (WA) 2021 Convention on Friday.
Make sure you enter to win our Door Prize!

Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

NSW Q: Can Owners Corporations charge a pet bond when considering applications for pets in a strata building or not?


David Bannerman,
Bannermans Lawyers

QLD Q: We were asked to vote on a 5 year extension but a copy of the contract was not provided. I feel we were asked to vote on something that we did not have full information on.

Jessica Cannon, Cannon + Co Law

WA Q: According to our strata manager, due to the new legislation she may only be re-appointed for a minimum of 12 months. Is this correct?

Shane White, Strata Title Consult

VIC Q: An owner has water on the window sill. It's difficult to assess where the water is coming from. How do we find the source of the leak?

Stephen Thornton, VOLTIN

NSW Q: Our treasurer provides direct assurance of every dollar into and out of the admin and capital works funds. What value can an annual audit of an OC’s accounts provide on top of this? 

Caren Chen and Rod Laws,
TINWORTH & CO

WA Q: Is the Council chairman elected at the AGM or at the first council meeting?

Jordan Dinga,
Abode Strata

QLD Q: Regarding exclusive use areas, is the owner who solely benefits from the use of this area responsible for its maintenance or is that Body Corporate responsible?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate

NSW: New STRA Laws Means Reviewing Your By-laws!

Adrian Mueller, JS Mueller & Co Lawyers
New short-term rental accommodation rules come into effect on 1 November 2021 coinciding with the return of regional travel across NSW.

Last Edition's Star Articles

NSW Q: My new neighbours in the unit above uses incense in their unit every day. The smell fills up my unit and in the public passageway. What legal rights do I have? Is it all right to get the police involved?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

QLD Q: Our exclusive use car parking bay boundary lines are painted and are about 100 mm wide. Where is the boundary between each lot's parking space?

William Marquand,
Tower Body Corporate

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Upcoming Strata Webinar

NSW: Recovering the Cost Defects + Q&A WEBINAR

WEBINAR: 7 December, 10 AM AEST
Registrations Open: Register Here
CPD POINTS: 0.5

David Bannerman from Bannermans Lawyers and Nikki Jovicic from LookUpStrata explore the best methods of protecting yourself when it comes to recovering the costs of defects. During the session, David will be sharing a presentation addressing:

- tricks around warranties,
- class actions,
- ways to set aside developers moving assets,
- developments in the 2% bond scheme,
- the new duty of care and
- what role the Building Commissioner is taking.

Strata Positions Vacant


State: NSW
Location/Region: Sydney
Role/Position: Strata Manager
Company: Strata Central
More Information: Strata Central Careers

State: NSW
Location/Region: Greater Sydney
Role/Position (4): Assistant Strata Manager, Associate Director, Strata Manager, Office Administration Assistant
Company: Strata Choice
More Information: Strata Choice Careers

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Upcoming Events:

Victoria

LookUpStrata & Tim Graham, Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers: Upcoming Amendments to VIC Legislation
WEBINAR: 10 Nov, 10 AM AEDT
Registrations Now Open
New South Wales

LookUpStrata & David Bannerman, Bannermans Lawyers: Recovering the Cost of Defects
WEBINAR: 7 Dec, 10 AM AEDT
Registrations Now Open 

Women in Strata:
End of Year Party
SURRY HILLS: 9 Dec, 6 PM AEDT

Upcoming Events:

Western Australia

Fire Industry Academy: New Standard - Smoke Alarm Systems Residential
WEBINAR: 4 Nov, 9 AM AWST

SCA (WA): Limitless - CHU SCA (WA) 2021 Convention
PERTH: 5 Nov, 8 AM - 3 PM AWST
Registration Open. See You There!
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