Re: Insurance claim or sinking fund cost
At the risk of sounding obvious, if the leak was caused by a fault in common property, then it should be repaired by toe Owners Corporation. (This is the most…
Insurance claim or sinking fund cost
A townhouse unit in our complex has had a bathroom on the first floor leak and damage their ceiling on the bottom floor. Strata insurance agent and insurer have advised that the…
RENTERS – Insurance
Just because you rent your home doesn’t mean you don’t own nice things that are valuable and difficult to replace. But what happens when something goes wrong? QUESTION: Please settle…
Forum: Why ‘compulsory’ training is anything but
Forum: Why committee training lacks bite, insurance won't pay injury claim in full, boxes stacked in parking space, aren't all balconies common property?
Reply To: Can we claim full costs from broken ankle incident?
Mailbox wrote: Can separate legal action be taken against strata for the things we cant claim on insurance? I am not any kind of lawyer, let alone a personal injury…
Can we claim full costs from broken ankle incident?
My partner and I had planned and paid for a trip to Japan, Switzerland (scenic trains) and Hawaii. For my partner it was a once in a lifetime opportunity to…
Reply To: Accidental water damage – who pays?
As far as I can tell, the lot owner is responsible for the damage to the unit where the leak occurred – which they can claim against their own insurance. …
Leaks, floods and claims that don’t hold water
Strata laws differ from state to state but there is one universal truth ... a flood in one apartment will surely make its way to another.
Quirky: Unfinished Bathla mansion may be a bargain
Quirky: Buyer spends $1.66 million on property they’ve never seen, “upsizers” boosted by property slump, and Bathla mansion in limbo.
Accidental water damage – who pays?
Recently, plumbers were on-site to install new water meters. During this time, the water supply was temporarily cut off. Unfortunately, your tenant left the basin taps open and didn’t realize…
Reply To: How are levies calculated and why are they so different?
There can be many reasons why similar apartments in different blocks have wildly different levies. On top of the unit entitlement items mentioned by Jimmy, there can be other reasons…
Chandler champions low-cost fast-track apartments
Former Building Commissioner David Chandler is back with a "disruptive" plan to build more affordable apartment blocks.