Forum: Can owners corp back resident in dispute?
At the risk of infuriating mental health professionals and family members of sufferers, I have to say there are few things worse in strata than having a “crazy” neighbour. I’m…
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Forum: Insurers will only pay for half of fence
Another week, another weird question – at least, it’s a question about weird behaviour by strata owners. Here’s the scenario. A car goes out of control and smashes the fence…
Forum: Owner in dispute blocked from election
I often wonder where some strata managers get their ideas – it certainly doesn’t appear to be from professional training. Take the case of our Flatchatter who is in dispute…
Mediation and misplaced expectations of a win
We hear a lot about mediation and conciliation in apartment living disputes – but what do the terms mean? Many apartment residents go to mediation thinking they are going to…
Fast-tracked strata disputes first go in-house
Dispute resolution in NSW strata schemes is about to get a lot easier. Whether it will be better remains to be seen. Under the new strata laws, due to…