Doctor sells electric car after EV charging blocked
Confusion about strata by-laws has resulted in a busy doctor having to sell his electric vehicle (EV) and go back to a gas-guzzling, polluting car when his strata committee refused…
Strata Parking
One of the more contentious issues in strata, mainly caused by residents having more cars than parking spots or using their garages for storage, games rooms or whatever, then illegally parking in common property. And pity help you if you have an open car park near a railway station …
Please bear in mind that some of these posts are quite old and the laws may have changed. Also the specific references to parking may be somewhere deep inside the post, especially in Forum roundups and Podcasts.
Forum: Locked out as car park under repair
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: There’s a good old-fashioned strata barney going on over on the Flat Chat Forum. It started when a tenant was told by her property manager that…
Forum: Roof built over yard without permission
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: An owner in a townhouse has built a roof over their courtyard without permission. A Flatchatter has asked whether the owners corporation should ask for this…
Forum: Threatened with fine over late-night chats
We’re not judging here but sometimes a question reveals as much about the questioner as it does about the subject. This week one Flatchatter has asked how she can be…
By-laws that someday you’ll want in your block
Few if any apartment residents love the idea of by-laws telling them what to do … until a neighbour does something they don’t like and they discover there’s no easy…
Apartment blocks getting wired-up about EVs
Apartment buildings throughout Australia are racing to install electric vehicle-charging systems in their garages even though many still have no electric car-owners – or, at most, just one, writes Sue…
Forum: Greatest visitor parking swindle ever
This week’s lead story isn’t really from the Forum but it’s definitely one for the Forum. It’s all about how an opportunist with an eye for a cash grab can…
Forum: Covid con trick as owners denied strata roll
Here’s a neat double standard straight out of the “Obstructive Strata Manager Handbook (Covid-19 edition).” Our Flatchatter’s partner has just been told by his strata manager that the scheme will…
Podcast: No-vax bans and climate denial warning
We cover a lot of ground in this week’s podcast, from local pandemic panics to global warming and the potential “scary” effect of political inaction on your mortgages. First up…
Podcast: Defects detective Chandler’s candid chat
We have something of a star guest on this week’s podcast. Sue Williams, our regular co-host, has allowed us to dip into her recordings of her interview with Building Commissioner…
Why we’ll never see a ban on balcony barbies
With summer on the way, not to mention the proposed end to bans on having friends round for dinner, apartment residents all over Australia will be dragging their barbecues out…
Forum: How do you put a serial pest back in his box?
In our many and varied strata laws in Australia, which we often feel intrude into our daily lives to an extent that makes the idea of a “nanny state” feel…