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Forum: Coin-op laundry machines are in the way

  • 20/02/2025
  • Author Jimmy-T

Forum: Who's in charge of old coin-op laundry machines? EV charging worries; NCAT appearance fears; strata meeting mess; Strata Hub survey

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    Forum: Council versus owners corp over Airbnb

    • 13/02/2025
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Conflict with council OK for holiday lets, insurance for solar panels, air-con water torture, mini land grab, who owns front door keys?

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      Forum: Happy strata owner breaks the mould

      • 06/02/2025
      • Author Jimmy-T

      Happy strata owner, confusion about privacy, Tribunal tension, grabbing back CP land, and OC refuses to fix mould problem - all in this week's Forum.

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        Forum: Fire safety is a burning issue in old strata

        • 30/01/2025
        • Author Jimmy-T

        The cost of fire safety, the definition of stratum, limits on a compulsory strata manager and a new guide for ACT strata - all in the Forum.

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          Forum: Up to speed, thanks to Flatchatters

          • 23/01/2025
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Two big stories landed this week - both about strata managers and transparency - and it was Flatchatters who kept us up to speed on both.

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            Forum: Conflicting views on strata self-interest

            • 09/01/2025
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Is there a conflict of interest when you vote for something that only benefits you? Plus changing UEs, who pays for a broken intercom, and private property stored in a…

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              Forum: Is this new proxy farming voter fraud?

              • 19/12/2024
              • Author Jimmy-T

              The new proxy farming, not refunding unneeded special levies, dealing with an added asbestos shed and revealing defects to potential buyers - all in this week's Forum.

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                Forum: Growing pains for a strata garden

                • 12/12/2024
                • Author Jimmy-T

                Anti-garden complaint, what happened to the Netstrata inquiry, informing owners about NCAT actions, combining strata loans and special levies.

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                  Forum: No fire checks without smokescreens

                  • 05/12/2024
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  Should the same firms that do fire checks be paid to fix the faults they discover? Plus blending levies and loans to pay for major works - all that and…

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                    Forum: A Notice to Comply is not a shoo-in

                    • 21/11/2024
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    Flatchatter warned he will get a warning over shoes, tenants want rent reduced over reno noise in block, owner wants to buy unwanted scrap of land outside his unit.

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                      Forum: Strip club poser for strata scheme

                      • 18/10/2024
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      What can owners do when the fact that there's a strip club in the block causes insurance premiums to triple?

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                        Forum: Allergies are nothing to be sneezed at

                        • 10/10/2024
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        Allergies are easy to dismiss - until you get one. So is it irresponsible to use pesticides in a rental home where someone may be allergic? PLUS the strata…

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