Call for ban on balcony barbies … but not here
The heat has been turned up on balcony barbecues as a cause of fires in apartments … but in a part of the world where you might least expect it.…
Reply To: How can we get a Royal Commission into strata managers?
Yes, a Royal Commission to stop all shonky and unprofessional practices, We got rid of our Strata Managers after a 17 year tenure, they had been the only managers of…
Reply To: How do we take action over removed interior fire walls?
Waylor I think you would find the council very interested in removal of a regulated firewall. They may even require owners to move out until it is replaced. I don’t…
Reply To: Are safety checks on anchor points really necessary?
The legislation is The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and specifically a workplace is defined in Section 8. Referring to the Work Safe website, it says WHS legislation concerns…
Reply To: Are safety checks on anchor points really necessary?
kaindub wrote: Generally, strata schemes are not considered to be workplaces. ( yes people work from home in the building, and contractors work on the building, but under legislation, that…
Forum: dad and daughter double act driving us mad
Dealing with rude and bossy owners on your committee is hard enough but confronting the entitled, non-resident relatives of owners is a whole other set of soul-sapping challenges. This week,…
Reply To: Risky reno goes wrong. Kept off the records.
Can I ask please, what if something really corrupt has gone on here in strata-land Western Sydney? Like… The Chairman ushered through the contentious renovation in the unit below his,…
Reply To: Can we take strata manager’s insurance commission?
Also check the agency agreement. You may find it has two prices, one for exclusion of insurance commission. I used my own business insurance broker to get a better price…
Reply To: Can we take strata manager’s insurance commission?
This is a long-running debate is strata schemes, and one with no simple resolution. Insurance commissions were about to be swept away the last time the laws were changed but…
Building regs come back to bite gov in new Opal claim
The government’s new regulations on building defects may have come back to bite them on the bum, with owners of apartments in the infamous Opal Tower in Sydney suing the…
Best of times and worst of times to buy a new flat
There’s never been a better time to invest in an apartment. No, sorry, there’s never been a worse time to buy and let a unit. Obviously both points of view…
Reply To: Risky reno goes wrong. Kept off the records.
Write a letter to the committee seeking an assurance, to go on the record, that no common property was damaged during or subsequent to the renovation. You would also like…