Lawyer in the Hot Seat: we get As for your Qs
There can be fewer areas more susceptible to rumour, misinformation and – let’s face it – ignorance, than strata law and by-laws. You know how it goes. Someone has a…
Defects and cladding help deadlines looming
There are two very important deadlines coming up for strata schemes in NSW – both on June 30, this year and both demanding immediate attention from affected schemes. In one,…
Forum: Would you own up to an unapproved reno?
There are a couple of questions about bathroom renovations in this week’s forum, mainly about whether it’s necessary to have permission, especially long after the work is done and dusted.…
Survey’s $50 gift card chance – be in it to win it
Here in strata we are always complaining that no one listens to us owners and residents – so it’s gratifying that responses have been flowing in for our strata management…
Podcast: Party ‘poopers’ and property panic
It’s a mixed bag in the podcast this week – but there’s a lot of doom and gloom about.We have the Reserve Bank threatening more interest rate rises in an…
Vic Gov deaf to strata cries for help, says SCA
In her second post to Flat Chat, Julie McLean, President of SCA Victoria (the strata professionals’ body), wonders why the state’s strata owners’ and residents’ desperate cries for help go…
Tell us what you think and (maybe) win a $50 gift card
Do you live in a strata block that runs like a well-oiled machine, with no hassles and little strife, and wonder what exactly you pay your strata manager for? Alternatively,…
Forum: On the offensive over fixing a fence
We have a real mixed bag of questions and answers this week so we’ll get straight into it. An owner’s dispute with the owners corp over replacement of a shared…
Housing problems come home to roost in Budget
With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese having pledged to do something about Australia’s housing shortage, the affordability crisis and rent stress, Housing Ministers from the states and territories met this week…
Podcast: Stuck in a lift and property soft landings
If you’ve ever wondered whether you really need to set aside funds or organise a loan for future lift repairs or replacement, try getting stuck in one for half an…
Is compulsory voting the answer to strata apathy?
With allegations of ‘blind” voting exacerbated by language barriers at one blighted block in Melbourne, there have been calls for strata information and forms to be printed in the native…
Forum: Neighbour blocks approved repairs
There’s a real breakthrough on the Forum this week a complex question from Victoria has been pulled apart and answered by our new Vic correspondent (don’t worry, there’s plenty of…