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The VIC Strata Magazine | February 2023

  • We helped large owners corporation in Docklands to save $4,123 
  • Can I use a common property power point to charge my hybrid car? 
  • Who pays for a replacement letterbox key? 
  • Committee member’s conflict of interest 
  • Can the OC call in a strata loan without consulting owners? 
  • Decision to change all locks in the building 
  • New Year, New Pathways Open for Victorian Strata Communities 
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Latest Articles From LookUpStrata

RECORDING: Defects, Insurance Claims, Management Rights – Body Corporate Issues for 2023

RECORDING: Defects, Insurance Claims, Management Rights – Body Corporate Issues for 2023

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
NSW: Q&A Strata Title Trees and Hedges - What Can & Can't the OC do?

NSW Q: We need to remove a dying tree from common property. Is this considered maintenance or a change to common property? Do we need a general meeting and special resolution?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Tower Body Corporate
QLD: Proposed changes to Body Corporate Legislation 2023

VIDEO: QLD A quick overview of the proposed changes to Body Corporate Legislation 2023 - Termination, Pets, Smoking, Towing, Disputes....

Chris Irons,
Strata Solve
WA: Q&A Strata Council: Roles and Responsibilities

WA Q: A unit owner and Council member’s son is his Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA). Does an EPA extend to making decisions on the Council of Owners for the whole of our strata?

Eduard Ferreira & Claudia Merenda, 
Douglas Cheveralls Lawyers
Groundfloor
NSW: Q&A How Do I Know if a Strata Building Has Concrete Cancer?

NSW Q: After buying an old apartment, we discovered concrete cancer in the floor. There is little money in the owners corporation’s sinking fund. We can’t really move in until the work has been done. What do we do?

Michael Ferrier,
Eyeon Property Inspections
VIC: Q&A Owners Corporation Insurance Requirements Victoria

VIC: If all units in our strata scheme are lost due to fire, can we take a cash settlement from our insurer instead of rebuilding?

Tyrone Shandiman,
Strata Insurance Solutions
Altogether
QLD: Q&A Body Corporate Decision Making

QLD Q: As an ordinary member on our committee, I notice the executive committee makes decisions without discussion with the entire committee. Is this usual practice? 

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
NSW: NCAT Invalidates No Cooking By-law!

NSW: NCAT Invalidates No Cooking By-law!

Adrian Mueller,
JS Mueller & Co Lawyers
Reserve Fund Plans

Top Articles from Last Edition

NAT: Challenging People In Strata – And How To Deal With Them with Chris Irons, Strata Solve – Feb 2023

RECORDING: Challenging People In Strata – And How To Deal With Them | Feb 2023

Chris Irons, Strata Solve
NSW: Q&A Duty to Maintain and Repair Common Property

NSW Q: The waterproofing membrane in my shower needs replacing. The owners corporation refuses to admit responsibility and will not carry out any repair work to rectify the ongoing damage. How do we proceed?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

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Latest News

NSW QLD VIC

NSW: Green Building Grants

City of Sydney's green building grants program supports owners corporations and building owners in the residential and accommodation sector to undertake environmental ratings, certifications, audits and assessments for existing buildings to be resource efficient and achieve net zero emissions by 2035. Find out more here.
 

WA: Sustainable Building Grants

City of Perth: Funding for residential strata buildings to undertake environmental ratings, certifications, audits, and assessments. This will assist strata buildings to determine their energy, water and waste use performance and identify possible improvements to be resource efficient and work towards net-zero emissions. Find out more and download grant guidelines here.

Upcoming Events

New South Wales

Registration now OPEN
LookUpStrata + The Strata Collective: Voting and Proxies - How to fill in a proxy form
WEBINAR: 23 Feb, 10 am AEST

Western Australia

SCA (WA): Strata Fundamentals - Budgeting & Financials 
Bentley: 15 Mar, 9 am - 1 pm AWST

SCA (WA):
Strata 360° Antisocial Behaviour Session 
Bentley: 15 Mar, 12 - 5.45 pm AWST

WAAA:
Imagine 2035 Apartment Think Tank 
Perth: 24 Mar, 9 am - 5:30 pm AWST

Victoria

SCA (VIC): Unlocking Sustainable Strata
Fitzroy: 28 Mar, 6:30 - 8 pm AEST

National

SCA: Electric Vehicles in Strata: State of Play
WEBINAR: 22 Feb, 12 pm AEDT

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LookUpStrata + Strata Insurance Solutions: Insurance premium increases in 2023 - Committee considerations
WEBINAR: 2 Mar, 10 am AEDT

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LookUpStrata + Sedgwick: Changing the landscape of consumer protection
WEBINAR: 9 Mar, 10 am AEDT

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LookUpStrata + MIMOR: Solve Airbnb / Trade Access Issues & Improve Safety in Your Building
WEBINAR: 16 Mar, 10 am AEDT
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