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WA: Financial Control – Better Budgeting for your Strata Scheme | May 2022

Luke Downie, Realmark 

NSW Q: Can an owners corporation have a bylaw stating they will never allow solar?

Matthew Jenkins,
Bannermans Lawyers

QLD Q: Can a Committee instruct the Caretaker to place a notice on the board should a resident advise they have COVID?

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
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NAT Q: Should committees be ensuring that their 10 year plans reflect the current surge in the price of building related materials and labour?

Dakota Panetta, Solutions in Engineering

QLD Q: As part of his duties, is the caretaker required to let lot owners into the building if they lock themselves out?

Frank Higginson,
Hynes Legal

QLD: An EGM was called to dismiss the strata manager. When sending out the agenda for the meeting, the strata manager added information to our explanatory notes. Is this legal?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

WA Q: Via a building inspection, we have learnt that many windows and doors in our 2003 WA complex were installed with little or no window sill flashing. Would this be a latent defect?

James McIntosh,
Sedgwick

ACT: The water supply pipe in my townhouse that feeds the bathroom is in the wall. It recently failed and caused flooding but insurance denied the claim as the pipe had not been maintained. How do I maintain a pipe within a wall?

Tyrone Shandiman,
Strata Insurance Solutions

Last Edition's Star Articles

NSW Q: When developers are selling off the plan, what is their responsibility to ensure they put forward real numbers for strata levies?

Dakota Panetta, Solutions in Engineering

QLD Q: In our new 20 lot scheme, purchase contracts contain a clause that gives the developer voting rights at general meetings on our behalf for the first 12 months. The developer has ratified levies, insurance cover and decided NOT to appoint an auditor for the first financial year? Does this sound right?

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys

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