The QLD Strata Magazine - April 2022

  • What if the BC is not prepared to enforce the bylaws? 
  • Are we required to have a WHS inspection every year? 
  • A proactive approach to upgrading common property 
  • By hook or by crook, the building MUST be maintained 
  • Reimbursing the building manager for items required to complete their work 
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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

QLD Q: Can the committee spend body corporate funds on the maintenance of individual lots which are clearly the lot owners’ responsibility?

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys

NSW Q: When we bought off the plan in NSW, we had no idea we had an embedded network or what that involved. We have no choice in our provider. What can we do?

Drew McKillican, Altogether Group

WA Q: In Western Australia under the amended Strata Titles Act of 1985 how much can a strata manager spend on maintenance per lot without the strata company's approval?

Shane White, Strata Title Consult
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ACT Q: Although a hygienist has attended our rented unit and found evidence of meth contamination, the insurer has declined a loss of rent claim. They stated the tenant was a user rather than the unit being used as a lab.

Paul Anderson, Sedgwick

VIC Q:  If balconies are our responsibility and there is no suggestion of damage or cause for concern, does the chairman have authority to enter our lot for an inspection?

Rawand Kaka, MBCM

NSW Q: The committee chair entered into a $13,000 contract with a landscaping company without the deal being minuted. What can be done to censure the chair and what can be done to legitimise the deal?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

QLD: Harassment, bullying and abuse - a body corporate perspective

Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management

NSW: STOP! Considerations for Strata Lot Owners Before you Pick up the Hammer this Long Weekend

Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers

Last Edition's Star Articles

VIC: Cladding and Defect Remediation + Q&A WEBINAR | Apr 2022

George Endacott + Bruce McKenzie, Sedgewick 

NSW Q: The hot water system in our burst. Water leaked into the common area hallway and damaged the carpet. Who is responsible for the cost of repair to the common area carpet?

Tyrone Shandiman, 
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