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Small business in unit, weird visitors constantly

  • 05/02/2018
  • Author PopCorn

A year or so back we had a new owner move into our small 4 townhouse complex which has a battle axe driveway. From day 1 there’s been nothing but…

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    Can an owner quarantine their levies?

    • 05/02/2018
    • Author danih

    Hi there, We’re about to head into NCAT for a hearing and the SC voted to authorise expenditure for proper legal advice out of strata funds (we will try to…

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      Re: NCAT – Does our OC need proper legal advice?

      • 30/01/2018
      • Author Lady Penelope

      I would suggest engaging a lawyer, as JT suggests. Seiwa is an older case (2006) and its reasonings, as they pertain to damages for loss of rent etc, appear not…

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        NCAT – Does our OC need proper legal advice?

        • 30/01/2018
        • Author danih

        Hello, A couple of months ago i posted here about our dispute with an owner whose Original Parquetry Floor was damaged in March 2017. The owner contended that water had…

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          Roundup: Who pays when a party trashes your Airbnb let?

          • 15/01/2018
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Toilet blockages, carpet burns and broken bed legs; these are just some of the accidents hitting holiday rental hosts according to new data released this week. And many hosts are…

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            Roundup: Who pays when a party trashes your Airbnb let?

            • 15/01/2018
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            Toilet blockages, carpet burns and broken bed legs; these are just some of the accidents hitting holiday rental hosts according to new data released this week. And many hosts are…

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              Who’s really got your back in strata battles?

              • 15/01/2018
              • Author Jimmy-T

              Everybody’s got somebody out there on the barricades or in the trenches, fighting the good fight on their behalf. Drivers have the motoring organisations while cyclists and pedestrians have their…

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                Who’s really got your back in strata battles?

                • 15/01/2018
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                Everybody’s got somebody out there on the barricades or in the trenches, fighting the good fight on their behalf. Drivers have the motoring organisations while cyclists and pedestrians have their…

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                  Re: Original Parquetry quandary

                  • 30/12/2017
                  • Author danih

                  Hi Dech… I only wish this was all over but unfortunately the saga continues.  As Scotlandx pointed out as this is original parquetry it is common property as per the…

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                    Re: Can the Strata Committee Stop me giving my garage to a friend for free ?

                    • 28/12/2017
                    • Author Lady Penelope

                    A non resident visitor/friend/family member etc using your garage space will not impact the strata insurance. Strata insurance is for common property. Strata Insurance policies are intended to cover the…

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                      Re: Can the Strata Committee Stop me giving my garage to a friend for free ?

                      • 28/12/2017
                      • Author Fromthenorth

                      Thanks for this. Another question. If a non-resident used the garage how would this affect the insurance premium paid by the body corporate ?   Also if the body corporate…

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                        Can the Strata Committee Stop me giving my garage to a friend for free ?

                        • 23/12/2017
                        • Author Fromthenorth

                        Hi, I am the owner of a unit in North Sydney. The strata committee has just created a new rule about non-residents not using garages for security purposes. This was…

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