Tenant tackles noisy EC member
QUESTION: I’m a tenant and my neighbour is a member of the Executive Committee. Several times a week he and his girlfriend have parties with very loud music which starts…
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Hot-bunking a fire risk
QUESTION: We have been turning a blind eye to one of the units in our complex where the owner, (who also lives there) rents out bunk beds. I would estimate…
Grease, mould and a slippery agent
QUESTION: During inspection the agent said mould and grease would be cleaned, but when we moved in, nothing has been done about it. Can I put it into a repair…
Dirty looks for nude cleaner
QUESTION: I have a weird one. I work from home and where I sit at my desk I can see into a flat across the courtyard from me. Now I’m…
Fatal flaws in floating floors
QUESTION: We are looking to replace our badly worn 20-year-old carpet and are considering a floating bamboo floor, but I’m very much aware of the possible noise issues. I have…
Votes for tenants
In the many, many possible changes mooted in the proposed revamp of the strata laws, one is the idea of giving long-term tenants a say in the running of the…
It’s showtime as Flat Chat goes live
In three weeks time we will be publishing the 400th Flat Chat column and we’ve been trying to think of a way of celebrating the event (and commiserating collectively with…
Tenants parking badly – blame the landlords?
QUESTION: A tenant in our block has to appear before the CTTT about one of her sub-tenants parking in the visitor spaces; her unit has more car-owning occupants than parking…
Your rights – use them or lose them
We hear lots of stories about over-zealous executive committee members who go too far, but what about EC s that do nothing. One Flat Chat StrataGuru finds himself with an…
Who pays when plants are in the way
QUESTION: The balcony on my (rented) unit needs to be ripped up, re-waterproofed and retiled. There are a lot of very heavy and large pot plants and outdoor furniture on the balcony…
Tenants: ‘You’re not the boss of me’
QUESTION: The Executive Committee wants to communicate with tenants and tell them of “duties” that they should be participating in – like rubbish removal etc. I don’t agree with EC…
Does my perfect pooch need a ticket to reside?
QUESTION: I currently have a small dog in a leased apartment and have had no issues with the real estate, body corporate or any neighbours. I’m wondering what the repercussions…