Forum: Family owns half the lots, rules the roost
I feel like we have wandered into the realm of strata nightmares this week. First up is a family that owns half the apartments in a small block and, surprise,…
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Forum: Online meetings fail election connection
Here’s a juicy little conundrum that’s very much of our times. Last year the government changed strata laws so that we could all hold meetings by Zoom or Skype, or…
Forum: Considerate owner has carpet conflict
They say no good turn goes unpunished and one Flatchatter certainly has a dilemma because she wants to do the right thing. On the one hand, in between tenancies she…
Forum: Tree growing in neglected flat floor
In these days of housing shortages, it seems almost criminal that an apartment owner would allow a unit to lie empty, literally falling apart, then fight tooth and nail to…
Forum: Under water but over-insured
It’s not often that you hear people complaining about being over-insured but, hey, this is strata and anything can happen. In a nutshell, an owner installed a nice new timber…
Forum: Tree root blockage leads to a poonami
Boy, you’ve been a busy lot in the past week. Don’t you have jobs to go to or something? But seriously, this week’s bumper crop of questions to the Forum…
Forum: Trapped in lockdown renovation Hell
Regular readers of Flat Chat may remember how last year we wrote about a Melbourne couple who were enduring the living Hell of a major renovation taking place in an…
Forum: How to see off the car space invaders
An oldie but a goodie turned up this week, and it’s all about that perennial favourite … “parking”. A young adult who has been moving between parents has decided to…
Forum: Chair dismisses experts and NCAT
The phrase “autocratic chair” is so common in strata it’s almost a tautology. I’m guessing things haven’t improved much since Donald Trump showed the world that all you need to…
Forum: Do seniors rules allow landlords too?
Does a unit built for seniors or people with disabilities have to be occupied by members of those groups or is it enough for it to be owned by one,…
Forum: BBQ madness and deadly plan for stray cats
I think the trendy word for it is “triggering”: a word that will instantly have a normally calm and placid person frothing at the mouth and chewing the carpet. For…
Forum: When strata donations are illegal
Suppose you have a committee or a chair who’s passionate about some issue related to apartments – something like Airbnb or pets or anything that’s likely to get the political…