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30 Nov | 10 am AEDT
The WA Strata Magazine
• Building repairs: realising your investment
• If renewing strata insurance doesn’t warrant a strata meeting, what does?
• Enhance your property’s insurability by improving bushfire risk rating
• Council of owners say I breached a by-law..... 8 years ago
• Can the council of owners use owners’ money to purchase alcohol and snacks?
• CCTV in strata: Are we required to have signs?
NSW Q: The agenda notice for our AGM noted a 20% increase in levies. I sent my proxy. When the levy notice was received, it was actually an increase of 40%. Is this lawful?
VIC Q: I've just received minutes of the AGM showing yearly fees will increase from $2k to $3k annually. 50% of owners voted for the increase. Is a quorum of 80% required for the meeting to proceed?
WA Q: We are a four lot strata scheme with minimal machinery or equipment. Should we include cover for machinery breakdown in the residential strata insurance?
QLD Q: A waste pipe to only one unit runs from a shared pipe under common property through a lot’s exclusive use balcony then through the lot’s boundary wall and out into the unit. Is the owner responsible for the pipe back to the shared pipe or just the section inside the unit?
QLD Q: Our committee has three voting members. After the committee meeting agenda was issued, but before the meeting was held, one of the voting members resigned. No one else is willing to be on the committee. What do we do?
ACT Apartment Owners: Solar for Apartments Program
Solar for Apartments Program offers ACT apartment owners up to $100,000 in grant funds and zero-interest loans for rooftop solar installations. The LookUpStrata Team
National survey: Emergency preparedness in apartment buildings
OCN invite you to participate in a research project. Is your building prepared to respond to emergencies and disasters? Committee survey. | Household survey
NSW Electric vehicle ready buildings
Applications are now open for Grant amounts up to $80,000. Upgrade your apartment building with the infrastructure it needs. Apply now.
