Fire safety questions have a surprisingly 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…
Legal status of an unauthorised window replacement
Window Replacement We recently noticed an owner had replaced a window to their unit. No approval was sought for this replacement, and no notification was given. Despite bringing this to…
Non Responsive Strata Manager
Hi, Back in November 2017 water leaked 3 floors above us down to our unit on the ground floor. The leak resulted in our carpet in our unit being ruined along…
Roof maintenance by Owners Corp / Strata Management.
Hi Hoping to get advice. Scenario is a strata of about 22 villas in Sydney (NSW). Long running problems of lack of roof maintenance resulting in water leaks – my…
Roundup – the best of the worst of your problems
Is it possible to have too much of a good thing – or in this case, a bad thing? As part of the Strata Matters Owners Day – aka Flat…
Roundup – the best of the worst of your problems
Is it possible to have too much of a good thing – or in this case, a bad thing? As part of the Strata Matters Owners Day – aka Flat…
‘Astroturf’ submissions flood holiday letting inquiry
Apologies first up to everyone who is sick of reading about short-term holiday letting in this website. If it’s any consolation, we’re sick of writing about it. However, the online…
‘Astroturf’ submissions flood holiday letting inquiry
Apologies first up to everyone who is sick of reading about short-term holiday letting in this website. If it’s any consolation, we’re sick of writing about it. However, the online…
Re: Who pays for damaged balustrade?
@Austman said: JimmyT said Compulsory strata insurance “covers all the buildings” means, basically, common property and all that entails. I think it’s more accurate to say that compulsory strata building…
Roundup: Book now for the fun and factual Strata Matters owners day
Over here at Flat Chat we’re getting very excited about the Strata Matters owners’ day seminar thingy in a couple of weeks. Yes, we will be talking about cladding, yes…
Roundup: Book now for the fun and factual Strata Matters owners day
Over here at Flat Chat we’re getting very excited about the Strata Matters owners’ day seminar thingy in a couple of weeks. Yes, we will be talking about cladding, yes…
Unauthorised spend on legal advice
Hi, I am an owner and have a question about a committee member’s actions. A lawyer has been engaged by the strata committee, voted on successfully at an EGM by…