IMHO: Afternoons sound like fun with JV again
JimmyT is back with a semi-regular slot on James Valentine's Afternoons show on ABC radio 702 - and he's loving the smarter questions from strata stalwarts.
Are we about to be rendered redundant by AI?
It started as a bit of fun - ask Artificial Intelligence a question about strata. Turns out some of these platforms are a lot smarter than you might imagine.
Strata Groundhog Days: Wince, rinse and repeat
Why do we treat every regular occurrence in strata as if it were a brand new challenge? Francesco Andreone of GoStrata suggests we develop systems to make the regular…
Podcast: Could AI spell the end of Flat Chat?
Jimmy and Sue discuss what happens when you ask an AI chatbot a question about strata. The answers are amazing, amusing and alarming - for very different reasons.
SCA-NSW to get lessons in professional ethics
The Professional Standards Authority is to engage with Strata Community Association (SCA-NSW) to ensure it is complying with its own code of ethics.
Forum: Blast from the past takes a toilet break
A Flatchatter looking for an answer to a pressing problem uses our search function and finds a blast from the distant past which is still relevant today.
IMHO: Let’s hear it for hip and cool hearing aids
Hearing aids don't make you look older - asking people to repeat themselves does. And now you can use your earbuds as basic aids, look cool and hear everything.
Five-fold increase in insurance costs ‘justified’
A major insurer was justified in raising strata premiums by 500% due to four-year claims history, according to finance watchdog AFCA.
Pets and fee-free rents in tenancy law reforms
The NSW government is to introduce a suite of measures to make life better for tenants, who comprise more than half of the residents of strata in the state, including…
Podcast: A simple (free) solution to strata strife
JImmy and Sue chat with Tim Sara of Strata Choice about how the strata management industry is coping with all the recent ructions and how he sees the way ahead…
Windows, sliding doors and the DBPA regs
The whole vexed question of who is responsible for windows and sliding balcony doors has been a frequent topic of discussion on this website – not least because it depends…
New laws passed to crack down on rogue SMs
New laws designed to crack down on strata managers receiving secret kickbacks while introducing higher penalties for agents doing the wrong thing, have passed the NSW parliament, the government announced…