Roundup: Fixing a hole in the strata-sphere
AS we have said many times in the past, there is a great big hole in the otherwise comprehensive advice offered by Fair Trading to strata residents. We have all…
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Roundup: Do a flatting friend a favour
We all know someone who lives in strata and who is wrestling with some issue or another. And the chances are that, like the good friend that you are, you…
Roundup: Rights, wrongs and the law of diminishing returns
There’s a good old whinge in the Forum this week. An owner has spent $30,000 in a legal battle with the Owners Corp and expects to spend the same again…
Roundup: Drones and moans
Sometimes I wonder how closely people read my stuff. I was criticised by a couple of people for my “dirty tricks” story (below) being pro-airbnb. Huh? Just because they’re dirty…
Roundup: Shock of the new
I hate to blow my own trumpet but I’m hearing lots of reports that people are turning up at strata committee meetings and being handed a copy of my “21…
Roundup: The times – and strata crimes – are a-changin’
The times are certainly changing . Not only has Bob Dylan won a Nobel Prize but there are only seven more sleeps until strata law changes in NSW make all…
Roundup: Not quite the Cultural Revolution
It’s only 30 days until everything we know and loathe about strata law is swept away and the bright, shiny new face of apartment living smiles down upon us all.…
Roundup: Logic takes a holiday in NSW as the world wakes up to “sharing” myth
I was hoping to take a holiday from typing the words ‘short-stay’ or Airbnb but I haven’t lasted 24 hours – it’s an issue that just won’t go away. While our state…
Forum Roundup: Forcing owners to sell easier than blocking holiday lets
I’ve been writing a lot about short-stay lets this week. The government inquiry into the “adequacy of the laws” is about to report and, as you’ll find in the story…
Roundup: Good Morning, Vietnam
What has Vietnam got to do with strata in NSW? Ummm … not a lot. No … wait … the first person to buy a unit in Saigon under the new…
Forum roundup: Parking, pets and puffing
It seems the new strata laws can’t come soon enough for the Flat Chat faithful. Our readers have been champing at the bit this week, wanting to know when the…
Forum Roundup: Developer backs down
The Flat Chat Forum is a hotbed of debate and discussion, with everything from recalcitrant developers to DIY renovators. Here’s your instant weekly roundup of hot topics and cool advice on the…