Victoria takes Chandler path to defect insurance
Victoria is bringing in a building bond - and cover inspired by former NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler's defects insurance.
Forum: Pre-votes, paper ballots and proxies
Forum: the limit on proxies led to electronic pre-votes and paper votes - but is it a valid vote when an owner sends a note?
Hello new neighbour, now here are my rules
RANT: With 50 per cent of apartment residents being renters, there's a fair chance that you'll find a new neighbour to get used to every so often.
NEWS: Bored with the interest rate babble yet?
There's been a great deal of babble this week about the interest rate - maybe too much considering the Reserve Bank did exactly what most people predicted?
Queensland owners fight 25-year strata contracts
Queensland owners and strata managers agree - pre-sold, locked-in, 25-year management contracts must go.
Vic calls for comment on strata laws update
Victoria's strata laws review will be the biggest update since 2006 - the year before the iPhone was released.
FORUM: How does one owner insure a roof?
FORUM: Flat buyer would inherit the roof, strata manager wants to pay for lot property repair and minor bathroom leak leads to complete reno demand.
‘Tin-eared’ Linkedin pic that’s stunned strata
COMMENT: The Premier visiting a strata firm that's under investigation isn't just tin-eared, it's showing total disregard for the strata community.
NEWS: All the latest online apartment stories
A wrap-up of and links to all the apartment news that's been covered by online free media in the past week
Inquiry into kickbacks and commissions
NSW Fair Trading has asked the Productivity and Equality Commissioner to launch an inquiry into insurance commissions and other strata kickbacks.
Forum: Offered a half year insurance at same cost
Forum: One of the problems with strata insurance being compulsory is that brokers and their strata manager related companies can dictate the terms.
Could naming and shaming get you jailed?
If you provide someone's address and say negative things about them online, that could be classed as doxxing and get you jailed.