Reply To: Podcast: Everything you never knew about strata insurance
Welcome to the forum. To answer your questions: Is is this an admission of “fault”? Sounds very like it. Windows are common property (unless your block is pre 1994). Is…
Reply To: Podcast: Everything you never knew about strata insurance
I have water damage in my unit which is currently tenanted. I payed for an independent building inspection, and the report said the water damage appears to have been coming…
Reply To: NSW Annual Levies not set as AGM not held
I don’t have the NSW legislation in front of me but on the question of continuing with the same levies, whether they can just keep running on at the same…
How do we train fire wardens?
We live in an all-age apartment complex of 120 units. We are wanting to introduce voluntary fire wardens as part of an upgrade of our management of fire risk, which…
Mascot Tower fund no help for sofa-surfers or Airbnb hosts
NSW Fair Trading have released the details of their emergency accommodation package for residents evacuated from Mascot Tower and it includes a few interesting exclusions. For instance, people staying with…
Reply To: Derelict complex needs work
In Qld our legislation says the property must be kept in good condition and structurally sound. So you wouldn’t think it would be a struggle for common sense to prevail…
Defining OC v owner responsibility.
So as a small (six unit) OC we’ve been fairly lassiez faire on getting things done and giving approval. Basically if it’s your unit you are responsible. This includes things…
Reply To: Reno wrong in so many different ways.
Lady Penelope, thanks for your input. I was trying to set the scene first actually but since you seem to imply I’m some sort of sociopathic busybody, here’s why I’m…
PODCAST: Mascot Tower crisis brings defects closer to home
For obvious reasons, our podcast this week is about the Mascot Tower crisis. We recorded the podcast before we were aware of the story in today’s Financial Review revealing that…
Reply To: Reno wrong in so many different ways.
I mostly agree with LP. An owner might have a reasonable interest in being assured that the committee is keeping enough of an eye on things to ensure that structural…
Reply To: Reno wrong in so many different ways.
In my opinion, some issues that you mention don’t really concern you so I cannot quite understand why you are worried about them. Over capitalization or a ‘silly’ renovation –…
Faulty towers – hope for the best but prepare for catastrophe
It’s hard to know exactly how to respond to the chaos at Mascot Towers. If you haven’t heard, last weekend hundreds of residents were forced to leave a South Sydney…