Burning questions about fire inspections answered
Recently, there have been a number of questions about fire safety inspections and measures on the Flat Chat Forum. Last week, one of our Flatchatters, an accredited Fire Safety Practitioner,…
Reply To: Are we legally obliged to put money into the capital works fund?
The King wrote: Is there a requirement in the Act that levies are allocated to the Capital Works Fund. Yes and no. The Act requires the owners corp to estimate…
Reply To: Fire Inspection finds block non-compliant
Unless the building owners are required to submit an Annual Fire Safety Statement to council, fire safety inspections & testing are only done at the request of the strata or…
Reply To: Are these cracks and leaks building defects?
giraffez wrote: Is it absolutely clear here these are building defects and as a result should be covered under building insurance – are there grey areas? They are defects in…
Reply To: Are these cracks and leaks building defects?
Before I lawyer up, I just want to find out where I stand. Is it absolutely clear here these are building defects and as a result should be covered under…
Forum: Threatened with fine over late-night chats
We’re not judging here but sometimes a question reveals as much about the questioner as it does about the subject. This week one Flatchatter has asked how she can be…
Podcast: Causing strata strife is not okay, Boomers
Entitled, arrogant, ignorant and occasionally abusive – those are some of the accusations that have been levelled at the latest band of baddies to emerge in strata: downsizing Baby Boomers.…
Reply To: Do unaddressed issues ‘expire’ over time?
You can forward the link but not the reviews. And there is a “Send a message” link on the left but if you require direct assistance you’d be better to…
Podcast: Flood fears and by-laws to loathe and love
One of the problems with preparing a fairly light-hearted podcast like the Flat Chat Wrap is that there are a lot of serious issues around that you just can’t ignore…
Reply To: Do unaddressed issues ‘expire’ over time?
There is no statute of limitations on this sort of thing, they are ongoing issues. In respect of the failure in relation to hot water tank inspection and maintenance, this…
Do unaddressed issues ‘expire’ over time?
Some of our Owner Corporation issues have been ongoing for over 10 years. For example, one of our insurance company requirements was to have the upstairs hot water tanks inspected…
Reply To: Water damage through common property
Austman wrote: The dishwasher’s (any appliance really) owner/operator is only liable if it’s established they have used it negligently. Good luck with that re dishwashers. And where do you get…