stones falling onto balconies
Dear Flat Chat This is a bizarre situation. We have an investment apartment in a 12 storey apartment building. The concrete roof is covered in a tar membrane, on top…
Installing a trampoline on common property
Hi, I am on the EC and been approached by a tenant asking to install a trampoline on a strip of common property. I am not against the install, but…
Re: Dilapidation Reports
Without knowing the layout of your Plan it's difficult to say, but experience tells me that requiring dilapidation reports on (only) those Lots that could conceivably be affected by your proposed…
comments on changes to strata law
Dear Jimmy, Re: CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS. These are my observations after 30 yrs of living in a home unit block. The same problems with every new owner/tenant. Anger…
Re: Changes to Strata law won’t help!
In my complex we have 90% owner occupier. Just a handful a rented and it has been this way since day one. And also since day one we have had…
Re: Lift upgrade
I assume the circumstances were that the Tenants claimed that he/she vacated because the lift was out-of-service. That being the case, that Tenant would have been hard-pressed to convince a…
Fines and jail for ignoring faults
A tradesman I know had been called to a 15-to-20-year-old block on the North Shore after complaints that balustrade fittings were loose and corroding. Every balcony he tested had dangerous…
Fines and jail for ignoring faults
A tradesman I know had been called to a 15-to-20-year-old block on the North Shore after complaints that balustrade fittings were loose and corroding. Every balcony he tested had dangerous…
Re: Ceiling Fans
Hi Confused – we went through this at our Plan a couple of years ago, and as we're self-managed I (as Secretary) had to read and interpret the rule books…
Re: Noisy airconditioner. Body corp issue?
As loathe as I am to comment upon strata matters in a State other than NSW where I'm allegedly a “Strata Guru”, I'll kick things off by firstly suggesting that Strata Laws in our…
Re: Kitchen Relocation
Waldorf said: jag said: Hi how did you go with this issue ? I'm about to face a similar thing . My nieghbour want to relocate kitchen next to my…
Re: Questions about Extremely Low Strata Levy
Too right Whale! John McGrath (you all know him) said in his book, The Ultimate Guide to Real Estate, he's astounded at the number of people, less than 20% he…