Forum: At wits’ end with nasty neighbour campaign
There’s a smorgasbord of strata strife in this week’s forum but the story that stands out for me is the tenant who’s being targeted by a couple of owners who…
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From the Forum: no-reply neighbours delay renos, costing owners a fortune
What do you do when you are paying rent while your unit awaits renovation but your neighbours won’t even respond to communications, let alone hold the meeting required to pass…
From the Forum: $300k levy under cover of Covid
Are some strata committees taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis to push through extreme measures while half their residents are still struggling to get their Zoom or Skype working ?…
Forum: Sub-committees subterfuge and secrets
Imagine, you are sitting in on a strata committee meeting, unable to speak, and the chair gets to an agenda item that says something vague like “Parking Sub-committee”. The chair…
From the Forum – is working from home legal?
With more of us working from home, a fairly obvious question has been raised – is it legal? And the answer is … probably yes, possibly no. The critical issue,…
From the Forum: Money, money, money … or not
Unsurprisingly, finances are on a lot of people’s minds these days, whether it’s levies or rent and what you do when you can’t afford to pay. And then, of course…
From the Forum: Bans on unfinancial votes even tougher than you thought
We’re back! Like that never-ending turkey curry or the last few chocolates that nobody likes, there are quite a few left-overs from the festive season for us to get our…
From the Forum: Strata manager charges have 10 pages of “extras”
Your strata scheme is in disarray, the strata manager doesn’t know what they’re doing (or doesn’t care … or both). There hasn’t been a committee election for years and nobody…
From the Forum: is your strata manager way too laid back?
There are some committees and strata managers that are just too laid back for their own – and their owners’ – good. How many warning notices do you send out…
From the Forum: Who pays when running repairs are left to rot?
Everybody knows that the owners corporation (body corporate) has to pay to repair and maintain common property (if you didn’t, you do now.) Oh, and by the way, YOU are…
Forum is working … after a ‘Lost Weekend’
The Flat Chat Forum reno has taken place … kind of … almost. The reason it all looks exactly the same as before is becasue it is. At first, the…
From the Forum: False economy in dodging legal fees
There’s been some discussion about whether or not you can take a neighbour to court for compensation when their noisy renovation work has driven out your tenants. You can take…