Qld laws blocking relief for flooded residents
Relief and compensation for apartment owners whose homes were destroyed by Queensland’s floods are being blocked because of outdated laws that prevent the sale of apartment blocks unless all owners…
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Introducing a voice of reason from Queensland
As we never tire of saying on this website, there are almost as many differences between strata law in separate states as there are similarities. So we are pleased to…
Who’s got your back when strata schemes hit strife?
In times of strife and confusion, it’s good to know who’s got your back. It’s even more important to know who hasn’t. Recently in these pages I briefly listed the…
Podcast 91: Crackdown on dud developers hits home
We have one of our longest ever Flat Chat Wrap podcasts this week, but it’s all good so brace yourselves, pace yourselves and buckle up for some interesting material from…
Strata managers welcome Airbnb party house ban
A decision by Airbnb to ban so called party houses has been welcomed by strata managers in New South Wales who say it should be backed up by stiff penalties…
Don’t rush to roll back restrictions, say SMs
Apartment residents shouldn’t think they can rush back to “normal” life, just because some businesses are opening up, says the president of Australia’s strata managers. “It doesn’t mean strata corporations can return…
TMI … but managers’ guide may just be invaluable
Can there be such a thing as too much information in these confused and trying times? At the risk of nit-picking, the recently issued Strata Community Australia guide to dealing…
The real deal for strata owners on James Valentine
I was listening to the ABC News Radio last Friday and an item came on about strata defects, flammable cladding and the state ministers meeting in Sydney. The news reader…
What exactly is common property … and what isn’t?
‘How come the inside of my front door isn’t but the outside is?’ ‘If the paint on my walls is my responsibility, what about the tiles in my bathroom?’…
Who’s really got your back in strata battles?
Everybody’s got somebody out there on the barricades or in the trenches, fighting the good fight on their behalf. Drivers have the motoring organisations while cyclists and pedestrians have their…
Time we banned strata management cowboys
I was at the launch of a new strata management venture recently and one of the senior executives said to me: “You’re not as angry as you used to…
Flat Chat Live roundup
The Flat Chat column’s recent seminar, Flat Chat Live, saw somewhere north of 120 people turn up in central Sydney to hear a cavalcade of experts discuss a huge variety of issues…