FORUM: Who pays when a common property pipe bursts?
If there’s one area of strata law in NSW that has always puzzled me, it’s the rule that says, while an owners corporation must pay for the damage caused to…
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Japanese jolt as Airbnb register bites hard
Last month held mixed blessings for Airbnb and all the other holiday letting (STHL) companies currently operating in NSW. They’d have been delighted that Labor’s sensible but potentially profit-blocking proposals…
What negative gearing changes could mean to you
With big changes to negative gearing on investment properties proposed by Labor, SUE WILLIAMS looks at what a change of government might mean to the value of your apartments. The…
Are these the worst strata laws in Australia?
After last week’s column about the best by-laws other states have, it’s only fair to mention the worst – those you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemies. Everyone in strata…
Flat Chat Wrap #20 – New minister, good and bad laws, and the pet loophole
JimmyT and Sue Williams ask the big questions about the new strata minister … like, who is he? Plus the best and worst of Australia’s strata laws and what makes…
The Forum – Persecution starts with a pee
Are you a victim of strata committee bullying or are you just a “known troublemaker”? Even if you’re not, chances are that if you live in strata, you know someone…
Podcast – Buy a $1.2m penthouse on the Minister’s home turf
Fancy a 400 sqm penthouse with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two parking spaces plus uninterrupted city and parkland views … for only $1.19 million? Interested? Why wouldn’t you be? This…
Are these the best strata laws in Australia?
Even given the many and great differences between our states’ strata laws, you might think it should be possible for us to distil the best of them into one cohesive…
Carping and complaining – the other side of naming and shaming
Last week we published this article about how strata committees naming, blaming and shaming residents with whom they disagree can lead to a whole raft of other problems. These range…
Strata insurance and the effects of defects
We all know that building defects aren’t covered by strata insurance. You didn’t? Well, now you do. Your strata insurance covers the scheme for accidents and incidents, not wear and…
Flat Chat Wrap #19: Shoes in lobbies and snooping neighbours
Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams take a wry – and slightly bruised – look at what’s attracting mail to the Flat Chat Forum.
Podcast: I spy with my little … camera
Sometimes it’s the silliness of strata that gets to you. That’s not to say we don’t take it seriously here, it’s just that you occasionally have to wonder at the…