The NSW Strata Magazine | February 2022

  • Know your obligations with Embedded Energy Networks
  • What information about our strata insurance options should our SM provide?
  • Why airspace is going to be the big real estate trend of this decade
  • What Strata and Building Managers Need to Know About Electric Vehicle Charging
  • Can the strata committee make parking in common areas legal?
  • Where does GST appear in Our Financial Statements?
  • Your guide to the professional standards scheme…
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NSW Q: What information about their property and the building can a lot owner share on the Airbnb platform? A lot owner in our building who rents their apartment states - 'Guests can make noise from 6.30 am on any day of the week'.

Warwick van Ede, JS Mueller & Co Lawyers

VIC Q: If there is a Water Damage Incident inside a lot, what does the strata building insurance cover and what does the lot owner’s home content insurance cover?

Tyrone Shandiman,
Strata Insurance Solutions

WA Q: Are decisions made by a CoO arrived at by majority rule?

Shane White,
Strata Title Consult

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QLD Q: Our management rights agreement says we are to reside onsite, however, we wonder if this is negotiable.

Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal

SA Q: Our entry gate from the main road can only be opened using a keypad or a single remote. Is this a fire or an emergency hazard?

Alan Short, Fire & Emergency Services SA

NSW Q: Can we wash a car on common property in NSW?

Leanne Habib,
Premium Strata

NSW: When is an Owners Corporation not Required to Repair and Maintain Common Property?

Jasmin H.Singh and Allison Benson,
Kerin Benson Lawyers

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Chris Irons,
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NSW Q: Who determines what documents should form the Owners Corporation Records? Who is responsible for looking through the records to verify them?

Tim Sara, Strata Choice

QLD Q: Are there any changes to the number of committee members a body Corp can have in Queensland? Have I read somewhere that it was 7 but it had been changed to 12. Is that correct?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate

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