Podcast: Political pleas and battle for the soul of Bondi
It’s a longer than usual podcast this week so strap yourselves in. Firstly we look at the Owners Corporation Network’s (OCN) 10-point manifesto which they have announced leading up to…
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Owners issue 10-point election manifesto
The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) announced this week that they plan to be actively involved in the NSW state election, potentially tapping into the voting power of NSW’s one million-plus…
Owners predict chaos as EV charging explodes
Strata owners are warning that the Government-led push towards making electric vehicles more affordable could cause “chaos and conflict” across NSW apartment blocks. Issues range from the number and type…
Podcast: Chandler talks about older blocks
Co-podder Sue Williams and I took ourselves off to the Owners Corporation Network’s 20th anniversary event last week and it turned out to be a very revealing evening indeed. OK,…
Podcast: Death threats and no-fault evictions
Can you imagine that you simply want to exercise your rights to have your defects fixed and a representative from the developer bails you up in the street and tells…
EV charging: Strata facts explained, myths exploded
With the launch of the new electric vehicle charging website at the ‘Drive Electric – EV-ready Buildings’ webinar this week, one of the speakers, Owners Corporation Network (OCN) chair Fred…
OCN issues revised Airbnb by-law after NCAT ruling
As we reported last week, when the owner of two properties in a Sydney Olympic Park complex challenged their identical by-laws restricting short-term holiday lets, an NCAT member had found…
Strata Matters numbers set to grow, Covid-willing
More Seats: Some clever reconfiguration of the seating has enable a few more people to be safely admitted to this venue. That means there is a handful of new seats…
Podcast: What’s not in the strata managers’ code
This week in the Flat Chat Wrap podcast we take a deep dive into the strata managers’ code of ethics. We touched on the topic in the Forum last week…
OCN update for strata on Covid work rules
The Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the peak body for apartment owners and strata committees, has compiled an invaluable advisory on what NSW strata schemes and residents can and can’t do…
Covid confusion over who can go to work in strata
It’s been another weekend of covid confusion in strata with, on the plus side, a pretty nifty toolkit for building managers and committees being issued. However, that was followed by…
New date set for Strata Matters conference
There I was, sharpening up my one-liners, trying to remember who I’d insulted in Fair Trading and dusting off my kilt for next week’s Strata Matters conference, when someone switched…