Re: Chair doing half the work of the property manager
Thanks Cosmo. I can see the Chairperson here being played. I’ve called the Maintenance company out previously, tradies don’t like dealing with them and pointing this out makes me look…
Re: Is an unlicensed strata manager still ok to do the work? EC thinks so
It’s true that only the principle of a strata management firm is required to have a licence but all the actual strata managers should have some sort of training. That…
Storage area in strata building
I live in a block of 32 units – 2/3 are rented. We have a small storage area in the basement and a by-law stating that only resident owners can…
Frustration and fury – what we learned at the Strata Matters owners day
What a day! Just under 100 – and by that I mean exactly 99 – Flatchatters and OCN members turned up at the Strata Matters event on Saturday (March 10)…
Frustration and fury – what we learned at the Strata Matters owners day
What a day! Just under 100 – and by that I mean exactly 99 – Flatchatters and OCN members turned up at the Strata Matters event on Saturday (March 10)…
Re: Top 3 Dangerous Dogs NSW
The Strata Committee has been informed that if they deny the dog application, there may be an application put in for unreasonable dismissal (the Committee being bullied?) There is no…
Allocation of Special Levy Raised
Hi All The OC resolved at the Feb AGM to raise a Special Levy of $175000 in a complex of 12 in NSW. However I noticed the Strata Committee meeting…
Seven questions to get the strata experts started
OK, we’ve only a few days to go until Strata Matters (aka Flat Chat Live) the OCN owners day so I thought I’d give you a taste of the questions…
Roundup: Seven tricky questions for the strata experts
OK, we’ve only a few days to go until Strata Matters (aka Flat Chat Live) the OCN owners day so I thought I’d give you a taste of the questions…
Re: Who pays for damage from leak in duplex
This is a perennial question but the fact that it’s in a two unit strata gives it an interesting twist. Basically, in a case where common property leaky piping causes…
Who pays for damage from leak in duplex
My current problem is within a duplex. I am on the ground floor, the floor plans of both units have identical configurations. I reported to my upstairs neighbour that water…
Roundup: Fire safety questions have a simple answer
Last week we looked at fire ordinances and old apartment blocks, but recent headlines have mostly been about shiny new buildings and the flammable cladding that makes them look so…