Forum: Taxing times with income you never see
It’s that time of year when we are all thinking about tax – if only because we have been bombarded with ad for EOFY (End of Financial Year) sales and…
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Forum: Real responses from a top strata lawyer
We have a lot of fun on this Forum – and kick around a few serious topics too – but I thought it might be time to get real with…
Forum: Developer turns block into Airbnb hotel
What happens when a developer can’t sell all their apartments so then lists them on Airbnb? Are they running an illegal short-term rental hotel? And didn’t their sales people tell…
Forum: Is it okay to record committee meetings?
The vexed question of whether you are allowed to record strata committee meetings has raised its head again – with new complications for the modern age. First of all, it…
Forum: Insurance bumped up because of Airbnbs
Here’s a dilemma that I’ve been waiting to see crop up in the Forum for a couple of years now – can short-term letting hosts be charged the difference if…
Forum: Neighbour stung by selfish beekeeper
Our main Forum question this week relates to behaviour that pretty much typifies the “me first” attitude that really does not belong in strata, One owner in a townhouse scheme…
Forum: Oil leak exposes hole in strata know-how
It’s fair to say that most if not all of the problems in strata come down to lack of knowledge (or ignorance, if you want to be brutal). If one…
Forum: SM using my own votes against me
There’s nothing that quite matches the feeling of frustration and helplessness when the professionals that you count on to do the right thing are doing the opposite. It doesn’t have…
Forum: Should rogue parking come at a price?
The age-old question of residents parking in visitor spaces raises its ugly head again this week. And it comes via a question that has its roots in the Flat Chat…
Forum: How to avoid conflicts over interests
There were a few interesting tweaks to NSW strata earlier this year and one of them was a radical reform of the conflict of interest rules. Previously committee members who…
Forum: From the really unreal world of strata
Buying into strata for the first time is a daunting prospect – and that’s even for people who have some idea what to expect. As for newcomers, including those new…
Forum: Can SM’s contract trump owners’ decision?
There an interesting little puzzle this week that exposes one of the growing number of sneaky tactics that some strata managers use to milk more money out of their clients.…