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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

WA: Bylaw Consolidation – Now is the opportune time! | June 2022

Brian Rulyancich, Stratatac

NSW: The Hierarchy of a Strata Scheme - Levels of Authority

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

QLD Q: My balcony is on title. My windows and doors from the loungeroom to the balcony leak. Who is responsible for repairing the leaks?

William Marquand,
Tower Body Corporate

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ACT Q: Does the chair have a "leadership role" over the rest of the Executive Committee?

Christopher Kerin, Kerin Benson Lawyers 

QLD Q: Our committee has sent contravention notices to an owner while other residents who are performing the same or other breaches of the bylaws are not dealt with. The committee does not seem to be acting reasonably. How do we deal with a situation like this?

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys

QLD Q: Does contents insurance cover porcelain floor tiles fixed to the floor?

Tyrone Shandiman,
Strata Insurance Solutions

QLD Q: I own a duplex built in 2012. I'd like to strata title the property and sell one of the units. What are the considerations I need to be aware of to set up the strata title?

Jordan Holman,
Town Planning Alliance

NSW Q: NSW legislation requires the preparation of a plan of anticipated major expenditure to be met from the capital works fund so why do plans always include maintenance costs which are not major?

Dakota Panetta, Solutions in Engineering

Last Edition's Star Articles

NSW Q: At a committee meeting, I proposed a motion concerning a topic under discussion for the committee to adopt. The topic had been included in the meeting agenda. The strata manager ruled the proposed motion ‘out of order’. Is this correct?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

QLD Q: Our resident manager lobbied lot owners and committee members to not vote for my nomination as a Committee Member, as I was a ‘troublemaker’. Is this appropriate behaviour in a QLD Body Corporate?

Frank Higginson,
Hynes Legal

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VIC SURVEY: Have Your Say

ITS TIME  FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON STRATA BUILDINGS AND THE COMPLAINTS PROCESS

RMIT University School of Property, Construction and Project Management together with SCA (Vic), invite you as a strata property manager or lot owner, to participate in an online survey for a study to better understand pre-VCAT strata complaints. 

Take our quick survey now and we will reward you with a free ticket to the SCA’s Lot owner & Committee Training Course (run 4 times per year) – valued at $75. Once you have completed the survey email us with the answer to Question 1 at [email protected]

Survey closes 4 July 2022.
 

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