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NSW: Q&A Owners Corporation Refuse to Release Building Defects Report

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Question: Our Owners Corporation will not release a building defects report detailing defects to our terrace. Floor tiles are drummy and water damage is now occurring.

QLD: Q&A If the Scheme Sells, Who Gets the Money in the Sinking Fund Account?

Hynes Legal
Question: If our scheme sells to one buyer, do the lot owners or the purchaser get to keep the amount in the sinking fund account?

VIC: Lot Owner's unsuccessful challenge to overturn Owners Corporation's decision to install new fire safety system...

Nicole Wilde, Tisher Liner FC Law
A lot owner refused to pay their portion of a special levy. They did not believe that there would be any benefit to their lot and they believed that the upgrade work was unnecessary.

WA: Termination of schemes: More than just a vote

Landgate
Strata reforms are proposing a new termination process to end a strata scheme. It will involve terminating by majority vote, but the proposed steps include much more than just a vote.

QLD: QCAT Permits Termination - A Big Win for Bodies Corporate & The Rocks Re-Visited

Peter Hunt, Mathews Hunt Legal
QCAT upholds the Body Corporate’s right to give effect to a resolution to terminate a long term grounds maintenance contract (‘GMC’) with its caretaker.

NSW: Will Sydney Become Just a One-Night Stand?

Owners Corporation Network
Recommendations by a NSW Legislative Assembly Committee Inquiry into short-term letting would have serious ramifications for apartment owners who faced having their apartment buildings turned into “quasi hotels”.

QLD: Q&A New Committee Members Needed - Do We Require A General Meeting?

Amanda Hoy, Strata Vote
Question: New committee members are needed. Can the remaining committee members elect the new committee members or should it go to a general meeting?

NSW: Q&A Lack of Privacy in Apartments Due to Walkway to Beach

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Question: Is lack of privacy in our unit a breach of our strata by-laws? We have people on our patio and walking past out windows on their way to the beach 24/7.

Why the ABMA Building Management Code is the Key to Maintaining Your Strata Property - PODCAST

Amanda Farmer, Your Strata Property
Primary goal of the ABMA Building Management Code is to achieve a nationally consistent minimum standard and delivery in Building Management activities.

Did you know......NSW Reforms

There are just 35 days until the NSW reforms kick in!

Wondering how you will keep up with the changes to Legislation over the next few months?

Which Acts are changing and when? How can you easily access the new Acts?

See the 'New South Wales' tab on our Strata Legislation page for details about the upcoming changes to NSW Legislation. This information has been provided by Leanne Habib, Premium Strata.

Don't forget to bookmark the page - it's an excellent resource and one of the most viewed pages on our site!

Media

'Building Managers' - E15 Strata 101: From Buying off the Plan to Your First Strata Meeting

Michael Teys, Block Lawyers
They're a necessity in big schemes but the nature of their employment makes them controversial; Michael Teys on building managers.

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NSW: Q&A Owners Corporation's Failure to Maintain Common Property

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Question: Our Owners Corporation collects levies but there is a failure to maintain the grounds, lighting, mowing of the lawns/gardens etc. What can I do to get things back on track?

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QLD: The golden rules of by-law enforcement

How to Manage Data Cabling Installation In Apartment Buildings

QLD: Q&A Requirements for Body Corporate Committee Members

NSW: Q&A NSW Strata Executive Committee Meetings

Some Insights Of The Strata Banking Game: Whose Bank Account Is It?

Queensland: Have Your Say

Property Law Review – Have Your Say On Body Corporate Issues

A review of Queensland’s property laws is being conducted by the Commercial and Property Law Research Centre of QUT for the Queensland Government.
QUT has recommended that a new system for dividing costs in community titles schemes be adopted.
The Government would like to hear from the community and industry about whether they consider QUT’s recommendations to be a fair and practical.

Submissions Due: COB 23 Dec 2016

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