Your chance to ask or answer questions about strata – or just read about other people’s issues.
Welcome to the Flat Chat Forum where your questions can be answered by me (JimmyT), one of our Stratagurus, industry experts or other readers who’ve had similar issues. Anyone can read all the material but you have to register (just once) and log in (each session) to ask or answer questions. NB: When you register, please do not use your real name or email address as your screen name. Identifying yourself also identifies anyone you are complaining about and that could lead to legal problems.
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From the Front Page
Comment on our stories and posts
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- When hiring a good strata lawyer is a great idea 1 day, 3 hours ago
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From the Front Page
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Levies and Unit Entitlements
What you pay and why you pay it
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- Reply To: $2m special levy between 24 units 2 days, 20 hours ago
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Levies and Unit Entitlements
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Strata Committees
Kind hearts and control freaks
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- New to strata in nsw (Awaiting moderation) 3 days, 8 hours ago
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Strata Committees
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Common Property
Who owns what and what can you do
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- Reply To: Insurance for two-lot schemes 4 days, 7 hours ago
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Common Property
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Dirty Linen
Drying laundry on balconies - the debate heats up
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- Reply To: Balcony laundry blues 1 week ago
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Dirty Linen
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The Professionals
Strata managers, lawyers, building managers etc
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- Reply To: No strata manager available – are we entitled to a rebate? 1 week, 2 days ago
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The Professionals
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NCAT – the NSW Tribunal
The body that decides what's right and who's wrong
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- Reply To: Sacking a legal firm 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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NCAT – the NSW Tribunal
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Rental rants
Tenants and landlords have their say
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- Reply To: Smashed induction stove, who should pay? 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Rental rants
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Parking Peeves
The perpetual pain of rogue parkers
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- Reply To: Told to Park Elsewhere during Repairs 1 month ago
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Parking Peeves
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Living in strata
Odds and ends from daily strata living
- Strata living in Queensland
Strata laws are very different in Queensland - from two-tier levies to 25-year management contracts. Here are some examples of Qld-specific strife - Living in Victoria strata
Odds and ends from daily strata living in Victoria where the strata laws are just a bit different
- Strata living in Queensland
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- Reply To: Can we make signing a code of conduct compulsory? 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Living in strata
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Pets: Furry friends … or fiends?
Animals in apartments and all that entails
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- Reply To: Can we limit size of dogs? 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Pets: Furry friends … or fiends?
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By-laws and outlaws
Rules, regulations ... and rebels
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- Reply To: How does self managed strata issue Notice to Comply with a By-Law? 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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By-laws and outlaws
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Proxies – blind faith or good sense?
Ruling the roost with a fistful of votes
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- Reply To: AGM, SM and bullies 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Proxies – blind faith or good sense?
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Talkin’ ’bout a renovation
Blame TV's the Block for reno rage
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- Reply To: Unapproved roof over courtyard 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Talkin’ ’bout a renovation
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New to strata – or just strata-curious
Welcome to the wonderful world of strata living
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- Reply To: Neighbour dispute & VCAT 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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New to strata – or just strata-curious
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Neighbour noise
Are your neighbours too noisy ... or too nosy?
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- Reply To: Warning over late-night chats in our yard 2 months ago
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Neighbour noise
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Smoke gets in your eyes
... from neighbours' units, balconies and common property
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- Reply To: Fire Inspection finds block non-compliant 2 months ago
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Smoke gets in your eyes
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Buying and Selling
The biggest deal most of us will ever do
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- Reply To: Who gets strata ‘due diligence’ reports 2 months, 1 week ago
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Buying and Selling
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Two-unit strata
Duplexes and villas - a problem shared is a problem doubled
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- Reply To: 2-lot strata with unequal unit entitlements – does the majority vote prevail? 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Two-unit strata
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Hard floors and tough decisions
Stamping out the stomps and clomps
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- Reply To: Committee approving non-compliant flooring 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Hard floors and tough decisions
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Airbnb and holiday lets
When holiday rentals are no fun for residents
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- Reply To: Absentee landlords and AirBnB type rentals 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Airbnb and holiday lets
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How to use this forum
A simple guide to getting your message across. Please IGNORE the "start new topic" button. Please do not post or ask questions in this section - find one closest to your topic or you risk all your hard work and urgent questions being automatically binned.
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- Reply To: Easier “quoting” in replies 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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How to use this forum
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Company Title
And you thought strata law was complicated ...
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- Reply To: Directors want to be paid 9 months, 1 week ago
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Company Title
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Community Title
Community, Precinct and Neighbourhood Associations
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- Reply To: Lot owners not maintaining own property in community title strata 10 months ago
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Community Title
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Collective sales – the 75 percent solution
How 75 percent of strata owners in NSW can compel the others to sell
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- Reply To: Majority wants to transfer responsibility for common property to owners 10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Collective sales – the 75 percent solution
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Is it really easy being green?
Greening your block to save money ... and the planet
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- Reply To: How un-green can you get? 1 year, 2 months ago
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Is it really easy being green?
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Why I love apartment living
It's not all doom and gloom and apartment living can be great when you get it right. Can't it? Say something positive right here.
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- Reply To: No worries, mate 2 years, 10 months ago
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Why I love apartment living