Podcast: Woman who married her cat – the facts
Sometimes the fur flies at weddings, and things can certainly get catty between landlords and tenants but, as we explore in this week’s podcast, a woman has taken things to…
Reply To: Smashed induction stove, who should pay?
A few things come to mind: What is the current value of the stove? Given my experience at NCAT over damage to carpets, I suggest that the NCAT Member will…
Reply To: Smashed induction stove, who should pay?
If the landlord has insurance offer to pay the excess.
Reply To: Smashed induction stove, who should pay?
drant wrote: I think a 2/3 split would be reasonable. What do you guys think. I think the landlord should have Landlord Insurance and you should have Home and Contents. …
Reply To: Oops! There goes the sprinkler system
Austman wrote: Liability usually needs negligence to establish it. So was the lot owner negligent? Perhaps. Or perhaps the landscaper was negligent in which case the landscaper might be liable.…
Commish hands out gold stars, extends contract
Building Commissioner David Chandler is about to start handing out gold stars to the most reliable developers in NSW. And he has announced that he has extended his contract with…
Reply To: Oops! There goes the sprinkler system
geric26 wrote: The owner claims that they were unaware of the irrigation system and therefore not liable for the damage. Liability usually needs negligence to establish it. So was the…
Reply To: Told to Park Elsewhere during Repairs
Thank you everyone for your replies. I did get some useful information and ideas. To Sujenna, I am not mentally deficient so I did consider that it would be much…
Reply To: Doctor sells electric car after EV charging blocked
It would appear I need to clarify my previous post as I have been actively involved with looking at a wide range of solutions to assist Strata install EV charging…
Reply To: Doctor sells electric car after EV charging blocked
We are currently encouraging the introduction of EV charging facilities across our entire Community of some 55 Strata and unmanaged use of common property power as in this example we…
‘Free money’ for blocks with budget shortfalls
Strata schemes are being offered what could be, if they choose, “free money” to fill the holes in their budgets created by owners defaulting on their levies. And assistance is…
Dodgy renos, tenants’ repairs and a complicit strata manager
I posted about my dysfunctional strata scheme a while ago (https://www.flatchat.com.au/topic/costly-petty-repairs/?view=all#post-62422). Things have since escalated to the point where costly ‘work orders’ are being issued by the SM on the…