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The NSW Strata Magazine | July 2023

• Can lot owners insure against potential damage claims? 
• Do we wait for the special levy money before fixing water ingress? 
• Is compliance with the Building Code of Australia retrospective? 
• Strata’s new age of due diligence
• A Property Valuer’s Opinion on the Housing Crisis in 2023! 
• Reforms to fire safety regulations. What do you need to know? 
• Water damage claims due to owner’s negligence 
• Sustainability infrastructure improving strata schemes liveability 
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Latest Articles From LookUpStrata

Recording NAT: Balancing Maintenance Requirements and Future Upgrades
 – July 2023

Craig Welsh and Marcus Munstermann, QIA Group

QLD Q: Can a vote be taken on an issue/item discussed at an informal committee meeting, or should those present agree to vote at the next committee meeting or by a VOC?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate

NSW Q: We are laying new carpet in an old building's common areas. I am over 70 and want the owners corporation to install treads for the safety of all residents. Are there rules for this?

Dakota Panetta, 
Solutions in Engineering

WA Q: Our three building scheme has a percentage of holiday lets run by a hospitality company. The CEO of the company holds a large number of proxies and controls decisions. Lot owners feel there is a conflict of interest. What can we do?

Luke Downie, Realmark

NSW Q:  In NSW, is there a minimum number of strata committee members required for a 14 lot strata scheme?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata

QLD Q: The shop within the scheme holds lock boxes on behalf of lot owners to hand out to short-term guests. Our caretaker has a short-term letting license in our building. Is the shop a competitor? Can there be more than one letting agent?

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys

NSW: The Do’s/Don’t Of Amending The By-Laws For Your Strata Scheme

Kerin Benson Lawyers

QLD: Damage to property - Section 281

Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management

Top Articles from Last Edition

Recording NAT: Strata Managers as Fiduciaries, or ‘Wow, I didn’t know that…’ – July 2023

Michael Kleinschmidt,
Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers

QLD Q: At a recent budget meeting, the committee was unprepared and unprofessional. The meeting was moved at the last minute, and they seemed to throw numbers around. Is this usual?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate

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