Forum: On the offensive over fixing a fence
We have a real mixed bag of questions and answers this week so we’ll get straight into it. An owner’s dispute with the owners corp over replacement of a shared…
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Forum: Neighbour blocks approved repairs
There’s a real breakthrough on the Forum this week a complex question from Victoria has been pulled apart and answered by our new Vic correspondent (don’t worry, there’s plenty of…
Forum: Whose electric cable is it anyway?
Easter is upon us and the furious deluge of questions and answers has been reduced to an irritated trickle. One reader wants to know why his strata manger has said…
Forum: SM says ‘my way or I take the highway’
You have to sympathise with strata managers sometimes. They go to a meeting, armed with all the information required to know what the best course of action is, plus the…
Forum: Broken fence lets dog get at next-door cat
This week’s lead post has a tragic (and nasty) pet story at its heart as well as a twisty fence angle that will have all our legally minded Flatchatters intrigued.…
Forum: Can owners corp back resident in dispute?
At the risk of infuriating mental health professionals and family members of sufferers, I have to say there are few things worse in strata than having a “crazy” neighbour. I’m…
Forum: ‘Not our problem’ by-law has huge flaw
Here’s a neat trick by a strata committee determined that owners should not take responsibility for anything in the building – potentially saving themselves a lot of dough. They have…
Forum: Dog runs free around shared pool
There are few things more likely to get strata residents’ noses out of joint than inconsiderate neighbours with an overdeveloped sense of entitlement. Not only did a couple move out…
Forum: The trouble with renos okayed on the nod
There are a few quibbles this week about changes to common property and what happens if they are made without proper by-laws. Now, in NSW at least, if you need…
Forum: When a disruptive owner Zooms back in
It’s hard to think of a downside for Covid being behind us (if, indeed, it is) but one unanticipated consequence is the end of the need to hold strata meetings…
Forum: The drinking person’s guide to AGMs
Last time we let the Forum sit for a week to see if we could accumulate any more questions – and boy, do we now have a couple of doozies.…
Forum: Sneaky secretary swapped EGM motions
Strata chairs and secretaries can get very sneaky when it comes to manipulating votes. One FlatChatter discovered this when he proposed some expenditure on physical security for an Extraordinary General…