Alarm as Fireys levy sparks strata fears
A wave of panic has run through StrataLand in the past couple of weeks – hardly a tsunami but more than a ripple – with the news that the Fire…
SC Rights in Exclusive Use Garden Areas
We own an apartment that has EU garden areas at both front and back. We believe that the back garden area is a riparian corridor and that the D.A. for…
Re: Look out! They’re going to tax your view
Scott B wrote: Pay tax the protect your view is horse hockey This would have to be registered somehow with the council so a DA cannot be approved to be…
Re: Rogue developer out of control
Thanks Lady Penelope. When we purchased our lot ( completed apartment) there was no agreement for levies and we were told verbally ( I know, I know) that the levies…
Re: Rogue developer out of control
Lady Penelope, on 13/3/17 you said ” It would be far more accurate to leave the water bill out of the levy assessment at this early stage and instead have…
Re: Damage caused to cars by fallen limbs from neighbour’s trees.
@Sir Humphrey said: If it was just an ordinary tree and there was no reason to suspect that it presented any more risk than any other ordinary tree, then I…
Re: Do we need a Strata Manager?
ShelleyB – I have read that self management is not suitable for schemes larger than 4 or 5 Lots, but preferably only 2 Lots. Yours has 8 Lots. Jimmy T…
Re: Damage caused to cars by fallen limbs from neighbour’s trees.
I am not at all sure about the following since our strata insurer did pay up for what I thought was trivial damage from a small falling branch from an…
Re: Damage caused to cars by fallen limbs from neighbour’s trees.
This would normally be a claim against the other party’s Public Liablity Insurance, not building insurance. I find it hard to believe such incidents are not covered by this. Perhaps…
Re: Damage caused to cars by fallen limbs from neighbour’s trees.
@James79 said: Their insurance does not cover the damage according to the strata manager (who also happens to be our strata manager). All that means is that they don’t have…
Re: Damage caused to cars by fallen limbs from neighbour’s trees.
Perhaps you can claim against your own car insurance or get advice from them. I am sure they would be happy to push your claim off to some other insurer but they…
Re: Damage caused to cars by fallen limbs from neighbour’s trees.
Yes..I have made contact with the neighbour’s strata manager. Their insurance does not cover the damage according to the strata manager (who also happens to be our strata manager).