ROUNDUP: Fun and games in mad rush to rebuild stadium
The NSW Government has been running around like mad things for the past couple of weeks. Every day, my inbox is clogged with press releases about things in which…
Holiday letting threat to MPs who vote for restrictions
As NSW edges towards changing its planning laws to accommodate Airbnb, and other states wait to see what form that takes, are we finally seeing shark teeth behind the online…
Victorian government tweaks pro-Airbnb proposals
The Victorian government has stopped short of recommending that the state’s Owners Corporations be able to limit short-term holiday letting in apartment buildings. Instead it says the proposals for fines…
Knotted no more – but are by-law fines enough?
Finally, I get it. Yes, there is no longer a financial penalty for ignoring an NCAT order relating to a by-law breach. However, that doesn’t mean that repeat offenders are free…
Jon Faine skewers Airbnb as ‘parasites and predators’
Finally, the mainstream media is not buying the Airbnb BS. Have a listen to the the $30 billion global letting agency’s talking head Brent Thomas squirm as ABC Melbourne’s Jon…
ROUNDUP: Tying myself in knots over NCAT loophole
Bear with me folks, because the so-called strataguru is stumped. A couple of weeks ago my colleague and partner Sue Williams wrote this story that basically said the whole strata by-law…
‘Time running out for cladding claims’ – lawyer
The clock is ticking for strata owners if they are to have any hope of getting the people responsible for illegal composite aluminium cladding on their buildings to pay for…
The neighbours are revolting: how to organise a strata coup
As I sat, just last week, preparing to return to Sydney from Saigon, I was surrounded by posters celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Russian revolution. Back in Strataland, I…
Roundup: Gambling, porn, extremism … and Airbnb
It’s a funny old world when convincing enough people that they can make money by breaking the law persuades the lawmakers to change it. Uber is the most obvious example,…
Strata charges – a question of cheques and balances
How much can you – or should you – trust the professionals who are contracted by your owners corporation? Bearing in mind the major factors at play here – owners’…
Roundup: Another fine mess as NCAT floored by loophole
Once again, the Flat Chat Faithful have done us proud by tipping us off to a big deal; this time it’s a story that reveals a fairly major loophole in…
Why you need to fine landlords who don’t register tenants
It’s funny how the whole holiday letting issue is shaking out a lot of strata and council laws, especially the unenforceable ones. And before we go any further, this is not…