Forum: Mending fences creates division – twice
We have never been known for sitting on the fence here at Flatchat but we have two fence issues in the Forum this week. In one, the builder of a…
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Forum: The shocking cost of saying ‘no’
I’ve long been an advocate of a policy of “if in doubt, do nothing” but it seems there are situations in strata – especially in small schemes – where not…
Forum: Stripping away sneaky voting powers
One of the small but significant changes proposed in the strata laws currently making their way through the NSW parliament will be that powers of attorney votes (POA) will be…
Forum: Range wars and modern strata cowboys
Back in the old Wild West (of America, not Australia) they had what they called “range wars” – they broke out when farmers, who legitimately owned chunks of land, would…
Forum: Leaks reveal holes in tribunal process
There’s an old saying that “justice delayed is justice denied”, and nowhere is that more true than in strata. Take the case that’s just landed on our desk concerning a…
Forum: Noisy floors and illicit land grabs
There are a couple of hardy perennials in our Forum garden this week; complaints that are so commonplace – both in their spread and how often they come up –…
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…