A ‘wee’ noise problem keeps strata owner awake
We all have to put up with some level of neighbour noise in apartments, but it shouldn’t be anything that disturbs us or, even worse, keeps us awake at night.…
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Hot air and cold facts as Sydney chills out with Airbnb
A Tribunal decision on Airbnb lets in Melbourne has sent a chill through permanent residents of apartment blocks here in Sydney but it also created a wave of optimism, if not opportunism,…
Developer trying to block defects checks
When you are a new owner in a new building, it’s hard not to be suspicious of decisions that could cost you a lot of money. “The building is just…
Flat Chat Live and Trivia Night
Two major strata events are on the horizon. OK, they are major for me … but you might be interested too. First cab off the rank (or should it be…
RANT: Tenants Union backs Airbnb couple in ‘sub-letting’ row
I have just read an article in the Age which in which the Tenants Union of Victoria supported the “right” of tenants to rent out their entire apartment on airbnb.…
No secrets in strata
No secrets in strata Flat Chat with Jimmy Thomson “When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else,” writes American…
Cripes on a bike – how’s this for a storage solution?
Look, we know storage is an issue in apartment blocks and we applaud innovative ideas … but this bike on a balcony takes the biscuit. Not sure which by-law this…
Strata defence: Get your Airbnb by-laws in now
With the state government about to “do an Uber” on short-term and holiday letting, apartment owners need to get their act together if they don’t want to be swamped…
RANT: How to train your strata committee
We had a small panic attack the other day when we couldn’t find the link to Strata Community Australia’s online executive committee training program. This is a fantastic facility that…
How can you curb noisy kids?
What can you do about noisy kids in an apartment block? It’s not just that a family has moved in upstairs from a Flatchatter, who wrote for advice. On top…
Parking spaces – the walls come down
Can an owner put a cage around their car park to create a secure storage space? This old chestnut has popped up again on the Flat Chat Forum, years after…
Rant: Time we jailed serial ‘phoenix’ developers?
A couple of stories have come to my attention in the past couple of days that, frankly, have me lurching from rage to revulsion. In both cases, highly profitable development…