There’s a fine mixed bag of questions and complaints in this week’s forum – from an early rental eviction attempt to a plan to scrap a laundry drying area.
A reader in Victoria is concerned that friend has been given notice to quit her rental halfway through her two-year lease because the landlord (or “rental provider”) says they want to move back in due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
Can they do that? The answer is much more complicated than you might think and it starts HERE.
Owners in an older NSW block want to replace the original windows and French doors with double glazing. Do they need a by-law? That’s HERE.
A reader in WA wants to know if his strata committee (or Strata Council) is allowed to pass a rule that the swimming pool must be closed at 5.00pm. That’s HERE.
Are residents in affordable and social housing units more likely to default on levies payments? Actually, they are less likely and the reason is HERE.
And finally, a rooftop laundry drying area is falling apart and the roof is deteriorating. When they fix the roof, should the owners corp just scrap the drying shed? That’s HERE.
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