Interest rates down, tenants pets rights up
Hold onto your by-laws—two big shifts just hit the strata world. Interest rates came down and new tenancy rights came into effect. Pets and payments can no longer be ignored.
By-laws & Rules
By-laws and rules (in Victoria) are the regulations that, generally speaking, we are allowed to set ourselves to moderate our behaviour in our communities.
But they are open to challenge. And what do you do if they are simply ignored?
NB: Some of these earlier posts may be out of date – please check – and the reference to by-laws may be in a longer post about another issue.
New strata manager laws: $110k fine warning
The new strata manager laws on cozy deals, commissions and kickbacks carry fines of up to $110,000 for strata managers who flout them.
Nailing the big problem with too many by-laws
Over 25 years ago our regular guest columnist Francesco Andreone enthusiastically promoted by-laws as the best way to customise strata building operations. However, he now thinks the proliferation of strata…
None shall sleep when strata Pavarotti pipes up
It’s one of the most famous arias in opera, but Nessun Dorma – it means “none shall sleep” – could apply to shift workers, restless babies and Sunday afternoon nappers…
Brush up on by-laws with this free eBook
By-laws, schmylaws! They are the strata equivalent of fire-ants – everybody’s heard about them but tends to ignore them till they bite them on the bum. Fortunately, our strata law…
Bad dogs and good faith – new laws explained
We’ve mentioned a few times that new strata laws were on the way in NSW. Well, they arrived on Monday, December 11th, and they will change a lot of day-to-day…
How to fast-track strata conflict resolution
It is generally accepted that our states’ strata dispute systems are slow, frustrating and expensive – but isn’t there a way to provide instant answers before issues become serious problems.…
Forum: Lines drawn in parking space battle
It’s a bumper crop of Forum posts this week but I’m drawn to one that reminds me of a friend of mine – a real estate agent – who was…
Webinar: Q&A with strata lawyer in the hotseat
If you haven’t lost your zest for Zoom, even though many people are back in their offices, there’s a strata-related webinar you could check out this week. In a session…
Different strata strokes for different states’ folks
As we frequently remind readers, strata laws are different across the different states in Australia. Sometimes the differences are minor but occasionally they are glaring and speak to the culture…
Forum: Threatened with fine over late-night chats
We’re not judging here but sometimes a question reveals as much about the questioner as it does about the subject. This week one Flatchatter has asked how she can be…
OCN issues revised Airbnb by-law after NCAT ruling
As we reported last week, when the owner of two properties in a Sydney Olympic Park complex challenged their identical by-laws restricting short-term holiday lets, an NCAT member had found…