Re: Initial Stages and false minutes
Many thanks Jimmie. We will immediately follow your advice. He is a difficult one to deal with. The next issue will now be the contributions as he has told us…
Strata schemes accused of using ‘slave’ cleaners
It started with a simple question to Flat Chat: Who is ultimately responsible for the cleaning contracts in apartment blocks? The answer revealed that thousands of strata schemes across…
Strata schemes accused of using ‘slave’ cleaners
It started with a simple question to Flat Chat: Who is ultimately responsible for the cleaning contracts in apartment blocks? The answer revealed that thousands of strata schemes across…
Re: Damage to Strata Property by EC Member
Put a motion to the EC that owners, including EC members, must pay for damage they cause to common property themselves or through their insurance. Membership of the EC allows…
Damage to Strata Property by EC Member
An EC member damaged strata property which is now being paid for by our strata levies. Can an EC make this decision? This should have gone through the EC member’s…
Re: Large Tree
The matter of the easement is a complication that is perhaps best left aside, unless after reading what follows you decide to provide some additional information of relevance, such as…
Re: Work Done on Common Property
Most Strata insurance packages include a limited “Voluntary Workers” cover. But bear in mind that these usually only pay out for expenses not claimable elsewhere; e.g medical expenses covered under…
Re: Work Done on Common Property
I looked at this issue for our strata a couple of years ago. My findings, as best as I remember, were: Insurance: as long as the strata doesn’t make payments over…
Re: Flood damage
Assuming your Plan’s in NSW and no contributory negligence on the part of the Owners Corporation, then it’s responsible for rectifying the sewerage blockage downstream of your unit’s overflow gully…
Work Done on Common Property
We are a small strata of 10 villas. One of the Owners would be quite happy to carry out minor gardening work to the Common Property, such as pruning. Is…
Flood damage
Hi, a blocked external drain has backed up and flooded our bathroom with waste water causing damage to our carpet in the hallway and bedrooms. Just wondering if the strata…
Killer questions at Flat Chat Live
The Flat Chat column’s recent seminar, Flat Chat Live, saw somewhere north of 120 people turn up in central Sydney to hear a cavalcade of experts discuss a huge variety of issues…