I have to agree with Get It Right. Much as I hate the way corporatised short -term lets have destroyed some residential buildings, the problem is with the law, not with the lawyers. Sensible strata laws and councils who gave a tuppeny damn about strata residents would sort this problem out overnight. In fact, 80 percent of these issues would be fixed by proper zoning of apartment blocks … and there would still be room for short-term lets. The big problem is is the holiday rental agencies that want all the facilities and security of residential buildings but do nothing to protect the amenity that enhances the value and desirability of their properties.