Forum: When you can’t do what the law demands
Usually in the intros to these Forum roundups, we try to give you the best of the newest posts. It just so happens that there are plenty to choose from…
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Forum: Company title – quirky, quaint and quiet
There’s a sense of the quirky and quaint about company title. The very idea that you must pass an interview by the “board” of existing owners before you can be…
Forum: How can you define ‘reasonable’?
One of the most-seen weasel words in strata is “reasonable”. And it’s an often-visited grey area because it isn’t defined and can’t be. Even section 252 of the NSW strata…
Forum: Fix for holiday lets and affordability
Look, we know that with half of Sydney under water and the other half trapped at the airport, thoughts of holidays are far from our minds. But foreign tourists are…
Forum: When a bully takes over a small block
There’s an easy and often erroneous assumption that’s often made – that living in a small block is more pleasant than life in a large one. Of course, for some…
Forum: Lines drawn in parking space battle
It’s a bumper crop of Forum posts this week but I’m drawn to one that reminds me of a friend of mine – a real estate agent – who was…
Forum: Is it law that you must enforce by-laws?
There’s a debate that is rumbling on in the Flat Chat Forum at the moment – and it’s one that raises its head from time to time without ever reaching…
Forum: Balcony not up to code, FT not up to speed
One of the gratifying things about wrangling this website is that it is keenly observed by a bunch of strata owners and professionals who keep us up to speed with…
Forum: Deadbeat owner paid no levies for 10 years
Apartment owners not paying their levies is an all-too-common occurrence in strata. But when one owner out of four his dragging the chain, that’s 25 percent of a block’s revenue;…
Forum: Angry tradie targets new unit owner
Here’s a conundrum from way out of left field, and then some. One of our Flatchatters has just received a final demand, and a threat of legal action, from a…
Forum: Stalemate, power plays and an even split
At any level of politics it can be hugely frustrating when the numbers on both sides are equal. With everyone in their respective trenches, it can take a casting vote…
Forum: When rising damp is no laughing matter
One of the funniest shows ever on TV was a British sitcom called Rising Damp. What does it have to do with strata? Well, it was about young and not-so-young…