Helping older residents – now we have a number
You can understand why older people are reluctant to move into aged care – and that was even before they became hotspots for Covid-19 infections last year. For some seniors…
Reply To: Strata manager says hiring him is compulsory
Yes, I agree with Kaindub. I just worry that this prospective strata manager is conflating the idea that they legally must have strata insurance (which is true) with a sense…
Reply To: Strata manager says hiring him is compulsory
I am not the full bottle on Tasmanian strata act However looking at the act A couple of things I can say. The body corporate is required to take out…
Reply To: Strata manager says hiring him is compulsory
OK, first things first. Strata insurance is compulsory in Tasmania (as it is everywhere else in Australia). However, you really don’t need a strata manager to arrange it for you.…
Strata manager says hiring him is compulsory
My Mum is part of a small strata title complex in Tasmania which was built over 12 years ago. At the time the complex was built there wasn’t a formal…
CCTV approved informally, now they want it gone
Hi All, I was wondering if someone could shed some light on a matter I am trying to resolve with my strata regarding CCTV. Five years ago I asked for…
Podcast: Unit prices stall and ropey reno regs
Hi, did you miss us? We took a little break last month but we are back with our new, improved Flat Chat Wrap podcast. We – Sue Williams and JimmyT…
Forum: Who pays for gate crasher’s damage?
There are some issues that bring out the bush lawyer in all of us. Take the sub-tenant who accidentally drove into his block’s garage gate, doing $4000 worth of damage.…
Forum: Who pays for gate crasher’s damage?
There are some issues that bring out the bush lawyer in all of us. Take the sub-tenant who accidentally drove into his block’s garage gate, doing $4000 worth of damage.…
Reply To: Tenant damaged driveway gate: Who should file the claim – Body Corp or Tenant?
bizrandom wrote: The issue here is that I only have ‘3rd party property cover’ and my car insurers are saying this excludes property under my ‘care or custody’, i.e. the…
Reply To: Tenant damaged driveway gate: Who should file the claim – Body Corp or Tenant?
There is another course of action (or inaction) available to you – and I’m not recommending this, just laying it out for your consideration. You could write to the strata…
Reply To: Tenant damaged driveway gate: Who should file the claim – Body Corp or Tenant?
Even if the Strata insurance agrees to accept the claim, it can still come back to you to recoup those costs if it determines you were at fault.