Roof leak causing property damage – what are my rights?
Long story so I’m going to boil it down to the key points but I would really like some advice on this situation: I live on the top floor of…
Reply To: Strata manager’s excuse for not fixing repair
Hi, Strata’s response seems to sound more than reasonable if they have organised the plumber for the tenant in the first place, and at your request, and then followed up. …
Reply To: Strata manager’s excuse for not fixing repair
Section 232 (2) of the Act has provisions that allow the Tribunal (NCAT) to order the committee or strata scheme to fulfil their legal obligations – like maintaining and repairing…
Podcast: Mascot in court and how to clinch a deal
In this week’s podcast we catch up with what’s happening at Mascot Towers as owners in the ill-starred building prepare for their day in court. Specifically, they will be pursuing…
Online guide blazes trail through defects jungle
A new interactive, user-friendly online guide will help current and future apartment owners discover and deal with building defects, say its authors. Launched this week, the step-by-step guide, devised by…
Strata manager’s excuse for not fixing repair
About 2 months ago, I had a ceiling leaking in the bathroom. It turns out that the tap in the laundry room upstairs was not switched off completely and was…
Reply To: Levies debate misses the point
A lot of people (me included) are ignorant of how the levies are used. The quarterly financial statement never looked like a fun read. Since joining the strata committee, I…
Forum: Why are our facilities still closed?
As we emerge blearily from our Covid-induced hibernation, obviously some strata schemes are quicker to get back to normal than others. One Flatchatter wants to know why the spa and…
Podcast: Crazy questions, architects with answers
We turn back the clock – but just a little – for this week’s podcast when we look at the weirdest and wackiest questions asked and problems presented on the…
Podcast 101: Pets and some post-Covid plusses
With most of the worst of the pandemic behind us here in Australia – or, at least, the first and hopefully the last wave of infections – we thought we’d…
Luna and Archie rule as old faves join pet name lists
This year has been huge for pet owners in strata, especially in NSW, with companion animals moved from the small print of our by-laws to the news pages of our…
Podcast 100: Upside of a stairlift stand-off
There are two major strands to this week’s podcast. The first stems from a question raised in the Flat Chat Forum, about an apartment owner who wants to install a…