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Past Posts

These posts go all the way back to the raw versions of my Flat Chat columns for the Sydney Morning Herald’s Domain section over th e past 15 years. Some of the issues are specific to New South Wales, some are universal. There will almost certainly be differences in strata law between NSW and other states and countries and the laws have changed over that timespan too.

If you have a serious problem, contact the agencies (in Australia) listed in our contacts sections. Or contact a properly qualified and experienced strata lawyer. These columns should not be regarded as a substitute for professional legal advice.

Lazy parkers face eviction

QUESTION: Our apartment block has external garages accessed by common property,  Tenants park outside their garages – presumably because they can’t be bothered to enter. However, because we are right…

The beat goes on … an on

Nobody wants to discourage young musicians from nurturing their talents but it depends who is playing what and where and how often. QUESTION: The teenage son of a neighbour directly…

The bro must go

QUESTION:  When I rented my current share flat, my roomie told me he would only be there three or four nights a week, which was one of the reasons I…

Garage gate grind

This is a version, edited for publication, of a question that appears in full elsewhere  in this Forum. QUESTION: I rent a unit directly over the block’s electric garage door.…

A sad end

QUESTION: An elderly owner in our building has no relatives, is grossly overweight (about 200 kg), drinks excessively and the whole building smells when he opens his door when his…

Underfoot in bad company

In the days before strata, individual companies were formed to build apartment blocks and shares were sold, allowing purchasers to live in specific flats. There are still a few Company…