FLAT CHAT

Open search panel

MenuMenu

  • Strata News & Views
    • Front Page
    • Strata pets
    • Strata Parking
    • Strata Defects
    • By-laws & Rules
    • Airbnb in strata
    • Strata Basics
  • Our Podcasts
  • Issues and info
    • FYI: A strata glossary
    • Strata neighbour noise
    • Timber and tiles on strata floors
    • Strata Parking
    • Airbnb and strata
  • Contact us
    • Contact us
    • Your best friend in strata
    • Our privacy policy
  • Latest Qs & As
  • Forum – Start Here
Open search panel
  1. Home
  2. Posts tagged: floods

floods

iStock-1280077740-650x434-1.jpeg

Time to get ready for your next strata disaster

  • 20/09/2023
  • Author Jimmy-T

Between the dire warnings of the doom-scrollers and the blinkered “she’ll-be-right” vision of climate denialists, it’s hard to know what the coming summer will bring in terms of crisis and…

Read more
Share this post
    shutterstock_1801164847-e1651581861562.jpg

    Focus on defects and disasters, pocket $100

    • 03/05/2022
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Want to add to academics’ collective knowledge about living in strata and all the  … um .. challenges it presents, and score a couple of $50 vouchers for doing so?…

    Read more
    Share this post
      shutterstock_1762371353.jpg

      ‘Free money’ for blocks with budget shortfalls

      • 12/04/2022
      • Author Jimmy-T

      Strata schemes are being offered what could be, if they choose, “free money” to fill the holes in their budgets created by owners defaulting on their levies. And assistance is…

      Read more
      Share this post
        Anthony-Roberts.webp

        Architect anger, developer delight at planning backflip

        • 05/04/2022
        • Author Jimmy-T

        NSW architects have slammed the state government’s backflip on proposals to compel developers to include sustainable elements in new designs and steer clear of flood and bush-fire susceptible areas, labelling…

        Read more
        Share this post
          unit-blocks-in-flood-e1646694109953.jpg

          Podcast: Flood fears and by-laws to loathe and love

          • 08/03/2022
          • Author Jimmy-T

          One of the problems with preparing a fairly light-hearted podcast like the Flat Chat Wrap is that there are a lot of serious issues around that you just can’t ignore…

          Read more
          Share this post

            Recent Topics

            • Owner blocking balcony refurb
            • Re-attachment of Fire Door Frame Tag
            • How do we choose a new strata manager?
            • Chairman’s hedge will remove our views.
            • Cost of lift replacement
            • If you could run your building however you wanted, what would you change?
            • New owner inherits reno waterproofing problem
            • Strata Manager won’t issue invoices
            • Gardens managed to suit committee (Vic)
            • Escalating charges in strata management contract
            • Flat Chatbot response to SM question
            • Instant answers – a strata Chatbot built for you
            • Do we need a by-law to ensure renovators abide by our building’s DA?
            • News: Winners and losers in property slippery dip
            • How not to freak when you discover a leak
            • Quirky: Nun but the brave for creepy ex-convent
            • Strata scheme won’t install window safety devices
            • Boundary wall demolition
            • Can the committee duck responsibility for cleaning inaccessible windows?
            • Parking levy could cost owners over $3k per space

            Search Forums

            Search posts and pages

            JimmyT’s latest book

            JimmyT’s latest book

            You can order a copy on Booktopia (special price) or buy it in an actual bookshop.

            To subscribe (for free) to our weekly Flat Chat newsletter, bringing you the latest posts from this website, just click HERE

            If you liked this post or found it helpful, please share it with interested friends using the social media buttons at the end of the post. If you wish to respond, you can comment on the Flat Chat Forum, provided you are registered and have logged in. NB: The opinions expressed here are not nor do they purport to be legal advice. If in doubt consult an experienced strata lawyer.

            Copyright (c) Words Worth 2025
            scroll to top