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Latest Articles

QLD: Proposed BCCM Act review recommendations announced

Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
The proposed BCCM Act review deals with strata issues such as Towing of cars, Pets, Smoking, Overcrowding, Fining occupiers for breaching by-laws, Debt recovery costs, Australian addresses for service, and Scheme termination.

NSW: Upcoming Strata Workshops and Strata Information Events 2017

LookUpStrata featuring upcoming events from Owners Corporation Network and City Of Sydney
If you are a Sydney strata lot owner, you're being spoilt for choice in 2017 with some excellent strata workshops and information events from City of Sydney and Owners Corporation Network.

NSW: Q&A Retaining Wall Maintenance Responsibility

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Question: Retaining wall maintenance responsibility - Who is responsible for the repair of a retaining wall in the back yard of a town house.

QLD: Q&A What are the Duties of a Building Manager?

Todd Garsden, Hynes Legal
Question: What are the duties of a building manager when it comes to providing relevant information to committee members before a vote is taken?

WA: Q&A Steps For a Strata Subdivision Western Australia

Strata GP
Question: We have just completed a strata subdivision Western Australia in our backyard - a home behind a home. What steps do we need to take now?

NSW Strata Reforms & Installing Air conditioning Systems

Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers
Post the introduction of the NSW Strata Reforms, strata committees and owners corporations should be careful when considering applications to install air conditioning.

What Makes A Great Strata Committee? - PODCAST

Amanda Farmer, Your Strata Property featuring Strata Committee member, Steven King.
Amanda chats with Steven King, a long term strata council committee member, about why his committee seems to work so well. Includes some great actions steps on ways to improve your committee.

NSW: Q&A Does the Owners Corporation Have a Duty to Define Common Property?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Question: Does the Owners Corporation have a duty to define common property? Should a busy thoroughfare right outside our unit entry not have been put on the title and marked as a walkway?

O'Brien Glass

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News of the Week

Forced sales may occur under proposed changes to Queensland body corporate laws

Jimmy Thomson,
Domain
Queensland unit owners could soon be forced to sell their homes against their will if 75 per cent of the neighbours in their block agree. And even if the “forced sale” vote threshold is not reached, individual owners and body corporates will be able to appeal to a District Court to push their plans through, under proposed changes to apartment laws.

Media

Hynes Legal Director Frank Higginson talks to Channel Nine News over the weekend about Airbnb in Queensland. This segment can be viewed on the LookUpStarta Facebook page.

The ins and outs of strata: what buyers should consider

Smart Property Investment studio, host Phil Tarrant is joined by lawyers Ian McKnight and James Nickless, CK Strata

The rules behind strata, the politics involved with the owners' corporation as well as tips and tricks to ensuring buyers receive the right advice at the right time.

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QLD Have Your Say

Body corporate reforms up for discussion

The Palaszczuk Government has called for public submissions on an independent report setting out 29 recommendations on body corporate by-laws, debt recovery and community titles scheme terminations.

Queenslanders have until 5 May 2017 to have their say on the Government Property Law Review report, prepared by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

“Before considering any changes to the current laws, the Palaszczuk Government wants to hear people’s views on QUT’s recommendations,” Mrs D’Ath said.

“These include improving the ability of bodies corporate to make and enforce by-laws dealing with vehicle towing, pets and second-hand cigarette smoke drift between units."

The full media release from Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills
The Honourable Yvette D'Ath can be read here.

The report and information on how to make a submission can be found here.