Reply To: Is my aircon insured?
It’s accepted by all strata insurers that ” if you turn the building upside down, anything that does not fall out is a fixture ” and hence is covered in…
Is my aircon insured?
My unit in a 60 unit strata has ducted air conditioning installed wholly internally under a special bye-law approved by the owners’ corporation ~10 years ago. Did the approval of…
Reply To: Legal action against previous strata manager
A startling fact to realize is that your Strata Manager comes without need for any level of industry training or minimum understanding of compliance, nor is registered. The company itself…
Reply To: Water ingress and floor boards
If your strata insurance does not cover your floorboards ask for a letter of no coverage. You can then give it to your contents insurer and they should cover your…
Best and worst (recent) strata news from 2023
They say those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Outside of war zones, nowhere is that more appropriate than in strata. So we thought we’d have…
Reply To: Neighbour storing junk in car space – should I fence her off?
I am generally opposed to fencing off car spaces and adding a fence to this situation isn’t going to do much top make your life easier. Honestly, I would go…
Forum: Neighbour below loitering within tent
Apologies for the punny headline, but I couldn’t resist. Now, to get serious, sometimes a question reveals how lacking education about strata issues is, especially in states where media coverage…
Metal tent frame abutting my balcony – safety risk
The neighbour below me has erected a huge metal tent frame (think marquee size) in their front yard which reaches up to my balcony (I’m the floor directly above them,…
Forum: Can an unseen screen alter ‘appearance’?
Having spent years trying to answer readers’ questions or, more to the point, allowing Flatchatters to answer each other’s, I have a question for you. I have recently bought an…
E-bike battery by-law and webinar on the way
Out walking the other day we passed a backpacker hostel in Sydney’s Kings Cross where, on a Sunday morning there were no fewer that eight food delivery e-bikes chained to…
Seller beware! Building Commission supersized
Dodgy developers watch out – the NSW Building Commission has just been boosted from 40 officers to 400. This much needed confidence boost for building quality has arrived for NSW…
Reply To: Running child care in a rental’s garage
Update on this subject. The tenants finally admitted they did not have any of the required approvals/qualifications and have been invited close the business or vacate the premises. They offered…