Tenant damaged driveway gate: Who should file the claim – Body Corp or Tenant?
I am an ‘approved occupant’ in a rental unit, within a complex of 8 units. Our landlord owns the unit I live in and my housemate is the lease holder,…
Reply To: Concrete Spalling on balcony
Building insurance generally doesn’t cover wear and tear, deterioration or defects. Even if it did, and if the balcony is your responsibility, then it wouldn’t be covered anyway. But are…
Concrete Spalling on balcony
Our balcony which is considered the lot owner’s responsibility is experiencing concrete spalling. Is this something that would typically be covered by building insurance and would I be entitled to…
Reply To: Jacaranda flowers as slip hazards
If the risk has been identified it’s up to the OC to manage the risk. (This is risk management 101). That the OC has public liability insurance is one way…
Dogs that love to swim and dry drowning dangers
The chances are that dogs are not allowed in your communal apartment block swimming pool, and they certainly wouldn’t be welcomed by some of your neighbours. But that doesn’t mean…
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As a general principle, I think the upstairs owners would have some liability and the easiest way to resolve this would be to send them a bill for the repairs,…
Podcast: What a great year … for pets and renters
This week’s podcast may be the first of 2021 but 2020 doesn’t get away that easily. Last year will be remembered in global politics as the year of Brexit, Trump,…
Building pressure as more developers cut and run
A story in the Sydney Morning Herald last week should have sent an unseasonal chill through the corridors of NSW Fair Trading and the whole of the state Government. In…
Podcast: Want chips with that (plus radio spot)?
With Christmas rapidly approaching and Covid-19 closing in on us again, we thought about not doing a full podcast this week. A quick intro and replay of Jimmy’s most recent…
Podcast: Reno regrets and free strata legal advice
It’s very much a tale of two slices of strata in this week’s Flat Chat Wrap podcast. To begin with, you can listen to two over-privileged, entitled professionals (us) whingeing…
How oodles of cavoodles rode crest of Covid waves
It’s a poll that’s less reliable than the US Election result but more indicative than, say, asking people how much junk food they eat: It’s the most popular dog breed…
How oodles of cavoodles rode crest of Covid waves
It’s a poll that’s less reliable than the US Election result but more indicative than, say, asking people how much junk food they eat: It’s the most popular dog breed…