Strata committee training survey a lesson for all
A survey into strata committee training - compulsory in NSW from later this year - is a lesson to all concerned about what owners want and need.
Jimmy-T
Forum: How they put porn on our block’s TVs
Forum: Neighbours spying on neighbours, developers loading strata committees, landlords charging for lightbulb, who's reponsible for tree lopping?
Defect reports rising… but so is confidence
Defect reporting is rising, but this could be a good thing if it means owners' confidence in getting fixes is increasing even more.
Podcast: How green strata can be a good buy
Podcast: How green strata can be a good investment, developers dominating strata committees and the immigration and housing conundrum.
Podcast: Who lives where and why in strata
Podcast: New UNSW Strata Insight report reveals how many people live in strata, who they are, where they live and why.
Forum: Our bidet eyes on a bathroom reno
Forum: Tenant wants a bidet, new manager and old debt, effect of abstentions, committe refuses to claim, and strata manager contract challenge.
Best way to contact the Strata Taskforce
Our 'direct line' to the Strata Taskforce turns out to be a long way round for readers seeking urgent answers to pressing strata questions.
Forum: When a sticky-beak is a spying mission
Forum: When a sticky beak is spying, permission to add a storey, strata committee ignoring tribunal orders and how a tied vote passed an AGM resolution.
Podcast: Defective thinking on three fronts
There’s a lot going on in the strata sphere this week, starting with the Sydney Morning Herald’s big expose on building defects. It’s well worth reading but it’s funny how every time…
Strata managers slam $2.3bn solar energy snub
Australia’s strata managers’ attack Labor's plan to exclude apartment blocks from promised battery storage bonus.
Forum: One-man-band squeezes minority to sell
Forum: Majority owner forcing sales, tenant pet laws concerns, talking to potential buyers, waterproofing in a townhouse bathroom, intrusive lighting result.
Strata shock! Why your levies are way too high
Why are your levies a lot higher than you expected? There's no mystery and you can reduce them – if you’re prepared to get stuck in.