Re: Change the storage space to small car space
I am not sure that I agree with Jimmy T and Sir Humphrey that storing a car in a storage area would be legal or safe. Storage areas usually prohibit…
Re: Fair Trading/NCAT – Order to repair common property – any positive outcomes
The fact that under the new Act an owner may now sue the OC for breach of statutory duty to repair the common property if they have suffered a reasonably…
Re: Do insurers ‘police’ strata schemes?
@BONNIE L said: Does anyone have experience of a strata insurance firm acting like the Police with regular checks made to strata manager on what I regard as non-urgent maintenance…
Buildings not adjoined to others in strata
I am the owner of a strata townhouse/villa I bought in 2016. My enquiry relates to who is responsible for what. The house sits on its own lot of…
Re: Rogue Chairman and Strata Manager ignoring my correspondence
@FrustratedLNS said: …As soon as it is clear they have been breaching the legislation for years I am going to make submissions that owners are entitled to an audit of…
Re: Tenants running a hairdressing business from home
The insurance company verified that if a business is running from a residential building, we have no insurance. It doesn’t even matter if the tenants have their own insurance. They…
Re: Tenants running a hairdressing business from home
If insurance is your biggest concern, then one thing to do is to notify your insurer and ask if they are concerned. If they want a higher premium the NSW Act might…
Re: Rogue Chairman and Strata Manager ignoring my correspondence
The act allows a tremendous amount of leeway for strata committee members who act “in good faith”. However, you can puncture that protective balloon by writing to them and…
Re: Tenants running a hairdressing business from home
I am assuming it would have to be a registered business as well. Our insurance is our biggest concern and of course we don’t have individual water meters. I think…
Re: Tenants running a hairdressing business from home
In most jurisdictions this would be considered a change of use by the local council so it is to them that you should complain. Regarding the smoking, do you have…
Tenants running a hairdressing business from home
Hi, We are in QLD in a body corporate of three townhouses. Our new tenants are running a hairdressing business from the garage. We run the body corporate altogether but…
Re: Damage repairs
I’m going to disagree with Lady P on this one. Care of the common property in a lot is the responsibility of the lot owner, as is the behaviour of…