Forum: No fire checks without smokescreens
Should the same firms that do fire checks be paid to fix the faults they discover? Plus blending levies and loans to pay for major works - all that and…
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Forum: A Notice to Comply is not a shoo-in
Flatchatter warned he will get a warning over shoes, tenants want rent reduced over reno noise in block, owner wants to buy unwanted scrap of land outside his unit.
Forum: Spare keys and emergency access
A reader asks, if you don't leave spare keys with someone, are you obstructing access to your flat in an emergency when you're not there?
Forum: Are uninsured tradies worth the risk?
This week's hot topic is all about whether it's unwise or even dangerous to hire uninsured tradies to work on common property.
Forum: Strip club poser for strata scheme
What can owners do when the fact that there's a strip club in the block causes insurance premiums to triple?
Forum: Allergies are nothing to be sneezed at
Allergies are easy to dismiss - until you get one. So is it irresponsible to use pesticides in a rental home where someone may be allergic? PLUS the strata…
Forum: Blast from the past takes a toilet break
A Flatchatter looking for an answer to a pressing problem uses our search function and finds a blast from the distant past which is still relevant today.
Forum: Changing our tune over noise complaints
Sometimes we feel like we are being led up the garden path by you lovely people, especially on the Forum. A poster in the past week was worried about neighbours’…
Forum: Rules and regs of the strata game
There’s a question in the Forum this week that touches on a nerve for me – and it’s about rules and regulations for committees. Now there are plenty of those…
Forum: Stalemate keeps fresh faces at bay
Strife in strata is so often a case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object that it’s hardly worth mentioning – but then someone comes up with a new…
Forum: Levies squeezes and admin fund fiddles
There’s an old saying in strata – the smaller the block, the bigger the problems. When everyone knows each other, any points of conflict can quickly become personal. Add to…
Forum: Hanging out for an answer on abseilers
There’s a really interesting post on the Forum about the first year in a new block’s life, but it has been sitting there for a week with a stack of…