defects – FLAT CHAT

RANT: Failure to fix and the flowchart of fury

RANT: When your strata committee says "no" because they don't know, or they don't want to know, you have to tell them to go with the flow.

Forum: Who pays to fix lot owners’ balconies?

Forum: Who pays to fix lot owners' balconies, proxy presentation in Vic, vegepod debate sprouts support and a simple fix for unfair SM contracts.

Pigeons, private eyes and warranties that run out

When a new apartment owner found black mould in her flat the developer blamed pigeons, the owner was stalked by detectives and the defects warranties expired.

Defect reports rising… but so is confidence

Defect reporting is rising, but this could be a good thing if it means owners' confidence in getting fixes is increasing even more.

Podcast: Defective thinking on three fronts

There’s a lot going on in the strata sphere this week, starting with the Sydney Morning Herald’s big expose on building defects. It’s well worth reading but it’s funny how every time…

Forum: One-man-band squeezes minority to sell

Forum: Majority owner forcing sales, tenant pet laws concerns, talking to potential buyers, waterproofing in a townhouse bathroom, intrusive lighting result.

Podcast: Block voting and election home truths

Podcast: Parties promise more homes (with very different policies), Vic to get low-rise blocks, Strata managers want national defects protection and rents rise.

Strata managers demand more defect protections

The national president of Strata Community Association - the strata managers' body - calls for a nationwide policy on better protection from building defects

Forum: $90k bonus for wrangling block sale

Forum: Block sale windfall, secretary stymies repairs, water heater locked away, smal block seeks, managers, developer says repairs anr one time only

Forum: Can you rent car spots to non-residents?

Forum: Bid to prevent non-residents from renting parking spaces; tenant can't get oven repaired, new block paying old block's bills, Secretary stops rogue parking.