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Podcast: Petinos, pets and petty squabbles

  • 02/08/2022
  • Author Jimmy-T

There we were, all set with a podcast on David Chandler’s resignation in the can, when we heard that NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet had invited Fair Trading Minister Eleni Petinos…

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    Castle owners under siege over fire safety

    • 01/08/2022
    • Author Jimmy-T

    People love to cite the classic Australian movie The Castle whenever bureaucracy starts interfering with our rights to do what we want in our homes. But when your strata block…

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      Forum: Should we pay committee members?

      • 25/01/2022
      • Author Jimmy-T

      It’s that time of year again when we are coming to the end of the school holidays and Australia Day is upon us. On top of all that, we are…

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        Forum: Bronx blaze proves value of safety checks

        • 18/01/2022
        • Author Jimmy-T

        If ever there was proof required that strata schemes need regular fire safety checks the recent tragic events in New York are a horrific and stark reminder that safety measures…

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          Forum: A warning about issuing warnings

          • 14/12/2021
          • Author Jimmy-T

          I have to admit I’m feeling unusually smug this week – but that’s what happens when you get things so precisely right it feels like there was a betting fix…

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            Forum: Owner falls foul of strict window by-law

            • 07/12/2021
            • Author Jimmy-T

            There’s a mixture of Forum posts this week – new questions and answers and some ongoing discussions. One fresh conundrum concerns an owner who’s fallen foul of by-laws related to…

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              Podcast: Defects detected and pets rejected

              • 31/08/2021
              • Author Jimmy-T

              In this week’s podcast we chat about a report which reveals that one-third of 500 unit blocks inspected in a survey had serious defects, from leaking bathrooms, to fire safety…

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                Party animals plan masks limp Airbnb code

                • 27/10/2020
                • Author Jimmy-T

                It’s easy to spot when a state government policy on controlling short-term letting might have serious holes in it – Airbnb and other holiday letting (STHL) operators say they’re happy…

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                  Six-way stand-off as block stuck in cladding Hell

                  • 22/09/2020
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  Owners in an apartment block in the centre of Sydney are caught in a potentially fatal six-way stand-off as owners, developers, builders and the government battle over who is responsible…

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                    High price of safety – services rip-off alleged

                    • 06/08/2020
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    Legendary movie director Alfred Hitchcock is reputed to have said: “I never said actors were cattle, I said they should be treated like cattle.’ Sometimes you get the feeling that…

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                      PODCAST: Loopholes and pitfalls in new holiday letting rules

                      • 03/09/2019
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      Just when you thought it was safe to dip your toe into the Airbnb discussion, it turns out the new laws are not what they seem. The 180-day cap on…

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