Re: What checks should a buyer undertake before purchasing a strata lot?
Yes, I agree. You should engage a specialist strata searcher to search the books and records and provide a report with respect to the financial position of the strata scheme,…
Damage to Parked Vehicle in Basement Carpark
I need some expert assistance with this! I am a Proprietor, and I parked my rarely used second vehicle in a Visitors' Parking space within our Basement Carpark for a…
Building defect nightmare
I bought a new apartment almost five years ago. At the time the building inspector pointed out a few issues such as water leaking onto my carspace from a pipe…
What is seriously dysfunctional?
CTTT Members and the Supreme Court use the term seriously dysfunctional to describe what needs to be occurring with an SP’s management before a s162 order is made but if…
Strata Management charging ‘advertising’ fees to contractors
Being quite new to providing trade services to strata buildings, I was a bit shocked when requested by the strata company to pay a monthly fee to be on their…
Re: Other party blocking renovations
Your neighbour is playing games with strata law. The same principle that says you have to pay 80 percent of the water usage (sorry about that!) also means that you…
Re: Exclusive usage rights
Hi Andykaye Section 108 of the Strata Schemes Management Act relates to the inspection of records of owners corporations and states: “(1) Who may inspect records? An owner, mortgagee or…
Re: Repairs to Water Damage and matching existing finishes
Not quite the same but I had a water heater leak in my old apartment affecting the carpet in the lounge. Insurance covered it, but only in that room. …
Re: New Strata Plan & Changes to Unit Entitlements
Hmm. I checked the letter I had from a property valuer at the time we were planning our extension. It did seem to be in line with what I wrote…
Re: Making a convincing argument to upgrade your building
We are in need of having our complex painted too. It has never been painted and according to information I have received, painting should be scheduled about every 8 years. …
Re: Old Blocks, New Regs – 2
Hi SR The short answer is: 1) only a properly qualified person can issue an Annual Fire Safety Statement; and 2) the failure to obtain an Annual Fire Safety Statement…
Old Blocks, New Regs – 2
Dear Jimmy et al Our 70's block of 22 townhouses was urgently sprung with a requirement to submit an Annual Fire Statement for which we have been charged rather a lot to…