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…
Affordable housing – cost to strata committees?
One of the oft-proposed solutions to the current housing crisis is to encourage developers to build affordable and social housing as part of their strata schemes. In her first post…
Podcast: Dark days, but the Eve of Destruction?
With the media dominated by the passing last week of Barry Humphries and Fr Bob Maguire, our Artificial Intelligence first-rough transcriptions service managed to conflate our brief tributes to both…
Victoria’s voice of strata reason comes on board
Regular Flatchatters will know that in recent months we have been making an effort to cover issues in Victorian strata. However, as we often state, strata laws are very different…
Forum: Spat over rooftop spa and hot tub
Here’s a tricky one from Queensland – with a strong whiff of penthouse-envy motivating actions. The owner of the top floor apartment in his block has a spa pool and…
Seminars: Buying trust, minding your block
There are two essential seminars coming up in the next few weeks – one online, the other in real life (with added drinks and games) – so get your diaries…