Reply To: Renovation of a lot – role of strata committee/OC
This is a little complicated, but the first issue to consider is what type of renovation you are planning? NSW strata law splits renovations into 3 kinds: “cosmetic”, “minor” and…
Leaked: More free OCN webinars for you
The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) has a whole raft of webinars lined up for the next few months, where you can hear experts describe how to deal with all-too common…
Reply To: Do I need a by-law for downlights
The King wrote: Can an OC dictate that I use an electrician of their choosing? No. They can only insist that you use a competent qualified electrician who has all…
Podcast: Flat with its own clink is a hard cell
This week’s Flat Chat Wrap covers a lot of ground. including a prison cell in in a studio flat – seriously! – in the same small town in England where our very…
Reply To: Section 250 – Penalty notices; are they just more window dressing?
I have been in a running exchange with FT over ss 249 and 250. What is common to all Ft’s responses is that they will not mention either of these…
SCA-NSW launches post Netstrata investigation
There were a lot of questions that remained following the devastating report on ABC TV into allegations that strata management giant Netstrata had side-stepped regulations on declaring commissions for insurance…
Reply To: Why can’t I see invoices on strata portal?
I am involved in several stratas. All the strata managers I interact with upload some not all records to their portal. Invoices and insurance documents are in my experience always…
Managing the managers: it’s only common sense
It’s all gone very quiet over at Strata Community Association (SCA) NSW since their president Stephen Brell resigned in the wake of an expose of his company, Netstrata, on ABC…
Podcast: Strata scandal and a can of worms
It feels like the dust has settled a little too quickly on the Netstrata scandal, as exposed by ABC TV. There has been no public statement on it from the state…
Reply To: Strata Rolls and Conflict of Interest questions
Lt. Columbo, PECUNIARY INTEREST Jimmy is right when he mentions the strata manager or a committee member must ask about members who have or may have a pecuniary interest in…
Reply To: Strata Manager And geriatric Strata committee blocking all insurance claims
I had hoped someone else would have jumped in on this, but here goes. I think you are fighting the wrong battles with the wrong people. Firstly, this doesn’t sound…
Thirty years on, strata scandal history repeats
Subscribers to our newsletter will have already seen this but I thought it was worth a wider readership – JT. There’s a saying along the lines of “those who do…