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Latest Articles From LookUpStrata

Recording NAT: Building Innovation – using AI to manage strata buildings and defects | October 2023

Edwina Feilen, Sedgwick &
Stephen Thornton, Voltin 

NSW Q: We are a two-lot Strata. The other lot owner is overseas for 12 months. How do I write an explanation instead of holding an AGM until they return next year?

Leanne Habib,
Premium Strata

WA Q: Some of the owners on the strata council are breaching by-laws and not enforcing them. Can an owner serve a by-law breach notice to a council of owners member for not complying with a by-law?

Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents

QLD Q: How do we vote “Yes” or “No” on a motion to have the unit complex painted with options to choose the preferred painter?


Frank Higginson, 
Hynes Legal

ACT Q: What is the current status of house rules in the ACT? Can house rules be enforced?

Jan Browne,
Bridge Strata

QLD Q: A tree on common property has caused damage to a lot owner's paved backyard. Who is responsible for levelling the pavers?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate

QLD: Our by-laws include six exclusive use by-laws, all with different maintenance responsibility clauses. What is the best way to simplify and unify these by-laws? Can this tidy-up be part of a by-law review?

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys

NSW: Can a Company be Appointed as a Proxy?

Adrian Mueller, JS Mueller & Co Lawyers

Recording NAT: Unlock Your Building’s Value. Convert Surplus Spaces into Valuable Assets | September 2023

James Bouteris, Asset Strata Valuers

QLD Q: Our body corporate administration fund contributions for a year exceed actual outgoings. Is the excess refunded to the owners or carried forward?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
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NSW VIC

ACT: Residential Strata EV Ready Pilot Study

ACT Government is inviting owners corporations and strata managers to take part in a Pilot Study exploring how to make residential strata EV ready. The Pilot has $300,000 to fund owners corporations to obtain an EV ready feasibility study on their strata. The Pilot will also provide grants to make at least two of these buildings EV ready. Applications close 15 October 2023
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NSW: Smart Green Apartments program

Free expert advice to reduce your building’s water and energy use. If you own an apartment in a block of 70+ units, this is a great opportunity to get your building in better shape. The City of Sydney can help you reduce energy and water use and cut bills by almost a third. Deadline: 30 October 2023
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Upcoming Events

Queensland

Registration now OPEN
LookUpStrata + Hynes Legal: Body Corporate Spending Limits – The Breakdown
WEBINAR: 12 Oct, 10 am AEST

Victoria

Registration now OPEN
LookUpStrata + Tisher Liner FC Law: Water Act Claims and Building Defects in Owners Corporations
WEBINAR: 19 Oct, 10 am AEST

National

Registration now OPEN
LookUpStrata + GQS: Insurance Valuations in Strata and the Building Sum Insured
WEBINAR: 26 Oct, 10 am AEDT
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New South Wales

Office of the NSW Building Commissioner: Project Intervene: Q&A session
WEBINAR: 18 Oct, 1 - 2 pm

SCA (NSW) Convention: Innovation
Sydney: 18 - 19 Oct

Western Australia

SCA (WA): New Strata Professionals
Manning: 17 Oct, 3 - 4:30 pm

SCA (WA): Business Communication & Writing
Crawley: 26 Oct, 8:30 - 11:30 am

SCA (WA): SAT Case Update
East Perth: 1 Nov, 2 - 4:30 pm

SCA (WA): CHU SCA (WA) 2023 Convention: Strata Next Gen
Burswood: 23 - 24 Nov
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