Owners left high and dry on building defects
The decision last week by Syd Fisher to put the development company behind the troubled Gazebo apartment block into liquidation has exposed one of the major problems many apartment owners…
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Strata law reforms pushed back another six months
Strata law reforms in NSW are to be delayed, yet again, with changes now not due to come into force until July next year. The plan to reform the state’s 50-year-old…
Block fans warning: DIY renovations restricted by rules and by-laws
With the Block TV show apartments having very successfully gone under the hammer, all over Australia apartment owners are looking at their walls, windows and floors and wondering if a…
Cat poo too yucky – even for parking thieves?
How far can you go when a stranger parks in your parking space? Actually, there’s two questions – what should you do and what can you do, legally? One recent…
Your bad habits that drive your neighbours nuts
The big ticket complaints in strata, like pets, parking and parties, are easy to deal with. It’s the little things that may seem inconsequential to you that drive your apartment block…
Concrete cancer seminar
SCA NSW (the strata managers organisation) is holding a seminar on concrete cancer on April 16. A press release says the seminar will cover a range of topics relating from how…
Quiz: When noise annoys
When you live in an apartment, you expect to hear sounds of life from time to time. But how much noise is too much? And what about the noise you make…
Strata (non)Party wants your votes
With the NSW election looming, we thought we’d take a look at what the various parties have planned for strata residents. First up, there’s a new strata party, although officially…
Huge support for micro-apartments as low-cost housing?
Did you notice the story about micro apartments being built as affordable housing in New York? Well, I submitted a follow-up (below) in the Herald’s online page and they ran a…
Quiz: Parking madness
Parking – along with pets and parties – is one of the perennial three P problems in strata. In this entertaining, interactive quiz, Jimmy Thomson of Flat Chat tests your…
How boring old proxy farmers take over trendy new buildings
This article was originally posted on Domain.com.au and the Sydney Morning Herald website. You can read more on the power and perils of proxy farming here: At best, it has been…
Quiz: Pets and apartments
There’s another interactive quiz running over on our sister website Titlemagazine.com.au. What’s the best dog for a unit? Which state’s strata by-laws are most pet-friendly? When can a tenant have…