Back to the future with company title flats
Before strata titles existed, most apartments were company title schemes. Many survive today despite the generally perceived advantages of strata title. Why? And are they a genuine alternative way to…
Reply To: Tenant’s car and gear trashed by avoidable flooding
I imagine Mr Renter will be interested in this question even more so than your good self? If it was me: I’d be first on to my own car insurer…
Tenant’s car and gear trashed by avoidable flooding
Our 1983 apartment block has had a succession of major leaks from a fire hydrant. They flood at least half of our three level underground garages. One recipient of the…
Video nasty exposes nightmare on Easy Street
Ready to see something really awful? It’s a cross between a video nasty version of The Block and a horror film they could call Nightmare on Easy Street. Once again…
Reply To: Unable to obtain competitive insurance quotes
This is a serious problem. Under QLD strata law it is mandatory to insure the strata building. If you don’t get your building insured, then you are breaking the law.…
Forum: Oil leak exposes hole in strata know-how
It’s fair to say that most if not all of the problems in strata come down to lack of knowledge (or ignorance, if you want to be brutal). If one…
Podcast: Chandler’s changing strata challenges
The only story in strata in the past week has been the decision by Building Commissioner David Chandler to hang up his hard hat and retire in August. So we thought…
Chandler’s parting words: message is the mission
Last week NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler rocked Strataland when he announced he will be retiring in August. But he’s not going away – in fact, he has given himself…
Fund strata commissioner properly – demand
An impressive coalition of heavy hitters in and around NSW strata have demanded substantially increased funding for Strata and Property Services Commission in the next state budget. And they point…
Reply To: Request for motion in AGM general business ignored
Jimmy what you say is true: a lot owner who wins does not have to share in the cost of legal fees of the OC (s. 104) But: 1. A…
Podcast: Lawyer in the Hot Seat, Part 2
This second part of Lawyer In The Hotseat opens with an apology for promoting a discussion on ebikes in last week’s podcast, forgetting that it’s actually in this, the second…
Game on – Fair Trading to investigate Netstrata
The NSW Strata Commissioner and Fair Trading have launched an independent review of strata management giant Netstrata following an expose last month of the company’s insurance practices on ABC TV.…