Re: Questions about Extremely Low Strata Levy
It's advisable to engage a Solicitor or Conveyancer of your choosing, who in the normal course of their inquiries will commission a Strata Search under the provisions of State Legislation; S108 of…
Re: Kitchen Relocation
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 main bedrom…
Re: Dissent within the EC
If only that were true. I know someone who was sued for sending out literature to owners asking for support in a CTTT case. The litigant was estimated to have…
Flooding from adjacent apartment
A water flooding issue – The neighbouring apartment is an investment and turns over tenants annually. 3 years ago my water came in from what I assumed was my neighbours…
Developing a two-unit strata scheme
Hi there I have a question relating to developing a 2 unit strata scheme in NSW. Say i want to knock down my house and instead build a pair…
Fire damage to structure
We have been tenants for 10 years, so when the garages and laundries of all 6 units burned down (officially due to old wiring issues) last August we were expecting…
Re: Managing money
This is what the Strata Act says about two-lot plans: 69 Sinking fund to be established (1) An owners corporation must establish a sinking fund. (2) However, an owners corporation…
Managing money
I am an owner in a 2 unit strata. The other owner and I recently decided to self manage because of high unit management fees. Our only shared property is…
Common property-staircases
Can the AGM approve the placing of a chair and/ or small table on staircase landings to assist less able residents/ visitors? Would it void insurance?
Re: Urgent repairs
It seems clear to me that the the OC, as represented by the Executive Committee, has a lot of leeway when it comes to organising emergency repairs. The general thrust…
Re: Who should pay the excess?
I would make this as matter-of-fact as possible so as to avoid it getting personal (if you can). So my letter would read something like: It is my understanding that…
Re: Who should pay the excess?
Thanks JimmyT. Yes the security gate is a bit of a grey area. Below is the relevant wording in the ‘Strata Rules’ document that I have for our building. “note…