The NSW Strata Magazine | October 2022

  • How do we maintain the building when we can’t get contractors? 
  • Who repairs lot property that’s been damaged by rising damp? 
  • Can small schemes conduct an internal audit of their financial records? 
  • Can an owner offer to pay more than their share towards a special levy? 
  • Duty of owners corporation to maintain and repair property 
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