Fatal inaction – call for e-bike strata regulations
Misused e-bike and e-scooter batteries pose a real danger in homes, but how can strata schemes regulate their use to safeguard residents?
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Forum: Shock and oh! Your top ten holiday posts
We collated the most-read Forum and news posts from the past month and you will be surprised which of them attracted the most attention.
The (medium) rise of blue-chip suburb blocks
Mid-rise developments slated for the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney are replacing single dwellings with heaps of new homes.
Luxury rebuild fears as ‘grentrivictions’ spread
Developers are using laws intended to tackle the housing shortage to build fewer, fancier apartments where affordable homes now stand.
Two decades of fighting the good strata fight
How Flat Chat was born with an angry book and a newspaper column that defied the odds to tell the truth about apartment living.
Forum: No smokes without fire bomb risk?
Forum: The strata scheme can increase levies on a tobacco shop to cover insurance rise - why has the strata manager stubbed out the plan?
Sydney bans gas cookers in new buildings
City of Sydney joins the growing switch from gas cookers and heating to all-electric apartments. Next target - gas barbecues.
Impressive shape of blocks on the strata horizon
City living is at an all-time premium - in every sense - with spectaular new high-end high-rises springing up in our urban hubs.
Psst: Don’t mention the waterproofing problems!
A reader is shocked when his committee instructs the strata manager not to minute their discussions about weatherproofing the block.
Stuck in the middle … but all good again
There should be a special "Murphy's Law" for computers - if it can go wrong, it will go wrong (when the helpdesk is on holiday).
Twisted River – A little taste and a great offer
Here's a taste of Twisted River, JimmyT's latest crime novel (as James Dunbar), a 20% discount for Flatchatters and a personal letter to slip into a gift.
Forum: Sleepover brother denied resident rights
Forum: Sleepover brother not allowed on common property, how do you deal with a block bully, strata manager pushing hard for a new contract.