#20464
Millie
Flatchatter

    Thanks so much KayJ.  I may have confused you.  People come into my home, ie the building in which I live.  Imagine if we came and stayed at your home, used your house(?) and all the gardens, garage, driveway etc.

    Re your short-term lets:

    Are you there to ensure that there is no damage to (common) property and that there are no parties, or is this left up to residents or the EC to manage?

    And the issuing of by-laws?

    And the registering of all your ‘leases’ on the Strata Roll?

    And your Bank and the terms of their loan to you?

    And Council…which takes you to the Land & Environment Court if you are in breach of Council’s DA – you know the extent of the fines don’t you?

    And the terms/conditions of the Strata’s Building Insurance?  You all have unlimited liability – but you know this don’t you?  What if the Insurance Company uses short-term letting/non-compliant use to refuse to pay a major claim…

    We have people book for a night, but the reality is that a few of them stay for an hour or three. I’ll leave it up to you to imagine what they’re doing.

    I imagine your immediate focus is trying to maximise the return on your investment – is this where you’re coming from?

    Might you perhaps be able to see where resident owners/tenants using the property as their home are coming from?

    When people use our building for a holiday their attitude towards the building/property is very different.  And their attitude towards those who live in the building often leaves a lot to be desired.  

    And then there is the lack of Community because of all the transients, if you’ve ever considered that?

    Cheers