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What to do when your door lock is spying on you

  • 11/05/2019
  • Author Jimmy-T

A couple of weeks ago, in the Flat Chat Wrap podcast, we talked about a woman in a Sydney apartment block who was locked out of her building when she…

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    Why you need to fine landlords who don’t register tenants

    • 06/11/2017
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    It’s funny how the whole holiday letting issue is shaking out a lot of strata and council laws, especially the unenforceable ones. And before we go any further, this is not…

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      Window lock shock – you must install but you can remove

      • 11/03/2017
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      Following the tragic events in Bankstown recently, when two young children fell three storeys from an apartment block window, there has been a lot of discussion on Flat Chat about…

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        Window of opportunity as safety laws loom

        • 09/07/2016
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        The big day, July 1, came and went with the proposed changes to the strata Act still in abeyance until November 30, as was announced this week. However, March 13,…

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