who is responsible for grouting upkeep?
We have a situation whereby a owner is renovating his bathroom at his cost, but wants the OC to pay for the regrouting of the floor. There is no evidence…
Reply To: Are we paying too much for insurance brokerage?
Couple of points. After a 10 year record of only very minor claims, and immediate previous premium having risen about 8%, we had a couple of claims totalling some $25K.…
From the Forum – Flap over funny finances
Most of the arguments in strata come down to money. Even disputes over visitor parking end up with “I own a share of this and visitors haven’t paid a cent…
Reply To: Are we paying too much for insurance brokerage?
We (I) use a broker for our insurance and it includes three quotes and an explanation of the differences in coverage. Frankly the work involved in getting these quotes and…
Reply To: How full should strata financial reports be?
I don’t want to embarrass the Managing Agent, Don’t worry about embarrassing them. worry about your money. Having studied accountancy you should be aware that incomplete, inaccurate financial records always…
Reply To: Are we paying too much for insurance brokerage?
Razza, our small strata just went through the exact same issues 6 years ago. We also go thru a broker and are insured with CHU. 1) Does this seem a…
Reply To: Owners want pay for mowing nature strip
curramore – To add to SH’s response … If you are not happy with the owner’s proposal then you may obtain a quote from an independent contractor and have a…
Owners want pay for mowing nature strip
At our Annual General Meeting two residents proposed that they be paid $300 each per annum to mow the nature strip in front of complex. This strip is not very…
Reply To: Balcony responsibility
Just to add to replies so far. All this is assuming the balcony is common property. From my experience most are. The OC needs to be made aware of their…
Reply To: Balcony responsibility
The reason I don’t trust the OC Manager is we had OC meeting few days ago and I raised the issue and the OC Manager completely dismissed it, just saying…
Reply To: Balcony responsibility
[This post has been edited to take in the more informed views (below) from Austman – who lives in Victoria] Your neighbours are right, in that the Insurance company probably…
Balcony responsibility
We have recently purchased at the auction an apartment with a balcony in a 4 unit apartment building in Victoria. We stupidly followed the advice of our mortgage broker and…