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Forum: Levies squeezes and admin fund fiddles

  • 22/08/2024
  • Author Jimmy-T

There’s an old saying in strata – the smaller the block, the bigger the problems. When everyone knows each other, any points of conflict can quickly become personal. Add to…

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    Forum: Back-to-school daze for Qs and As

    • 25/07/2024
    • Author Jimmy-T

    A strange thing happens on Flat Chat around this time of year. Actually, it’s not that strange – it’s related to school holidays, and makes perfect sense. I’m guessing our…

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      Forum: SM says ‘my way or I take the highway’

      • 29/03/2023
      • Author Jimmy-T

      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…

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        Forum: Leaks reveal holes in tribunal process

        • 18/10/2022
        • Author Jimmy-T

        There’s an old saying that “justice delayed is justice denied”, and nowhere is that more true than in strata. Take the case that’s just landed on our desk concerning a…

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          Forum: When you can’t do what the law demands

          • 02/08/2022
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Usually in the intros to these Forum roundups, we try to give you the best of the newest posts.  It just so happens that there are plenty to choose from…

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            Tweaks and leaks: advice on keeping the block nice

            • 23/05/2022
            • Author Jimmy-T

            When we’re pouring money into renovating our homes, no doubt hoping to increase their value if we ever sell, we often forget the old maxim for the potential property purchaser…

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              Waterproofing worries tackled in webinar

              • 01/04/2022
              • Author Jimmy-T

              The devastating rains of the past few weeks have wreaked havoc in the Northern Rivers area of NSW, as well as S.E. Queensland. Here in Strataland, they will also doubtless…

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                Forum: Lift repair plans come crashing down

                • 29/03/2022
                • Author Jimmy-T

                QUESTION OF THE WEEK: You know things have come to a sad state in a block when the only way forward on a long-running and contentious issue seems to involve…

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                  Forum: Are two-lot strata schemes too much hassle?

                  • 22/02/2022
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  We tend not to hear too much about the mysteries two-lot strata schemes like  duplexes and villas. Is “mysteries” over-stating it?  For a long time Randwick Council in Sydney’s East…

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                    Webinar: Flooded with queries on waterproofing

                    • 02/11/2021
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    One of the more fascinating facts to emerge from Building Commissioner David Chandler’s discussions about the two recent surveys revealing the number and extent of defects in new buildings was…

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                      Podcast: Defects detected and pets rejected

                      • 31/08/2021
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      In this week’s podcast we chat about a report which reveals that one-third of 500 unit blocks inspected in a survey had serious defects, from leaking bathrooms, to fire safety…

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                        Black mould from leaky balcony in nose swab

                        • 20/06/2021
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        Hidden defects aren’t just about feeling cheated when you buy a new apartment, they could have serious consequences for your health, as SUE WILLIAMS discovered in this story for Domain.…

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