Forum: The shocking cost of saying ‘no’
I’ve long been an advocate of a policy of “if in doubt, do nothing” but it seems there are situations in strata – especially in small schemes – where not…
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Forum: Do-nothing strata managers under fire
Strata managers are in the Forum firing line this week. OK, nothing new there, but there’s always a different angle. For instance, one of them hasn’t held an AGM for…
Podcast: Property battle on for young and old
This week on the Flat Chat Wrap, as we approach the election, we are looking again at the various parties housing policies and wonder what they really mean. We recorded…
Losers pay: Special levies mandatory for NCAT cases
Listen up all you litigious committee members! We have discovered something via the Flat Chat Forum that should make every strata committee in NSW think long and hard before they…
Forum: Loan or levy? Choice isn’t really yours
Strata loans or special levies – if your strata scheme has to pay a bill how would you rather pay your share? A one-off hit to your bank account or…
Forum: Cashed-up and confused by costs levy
Here’s a bit of a brainteaser. An owners corp has won its tribunal case against a couple of lot owners over unapproved renovations. The OC’s strata manager has now asked…
Forum: resident vents over neighbour’s scents
Sometimes the dumbest problems in strata are cause by the simplest, most innocent actions … usually allied to people not thinking things through. Take Flatchatter Wangdang whose small block has…
From the Forum: $300k levy under cover of Covid
Are some strata committees taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis to push through extreme measures while half their residents are still struggling to get their Zoom or Skype working ?…
Developer trying to block defects checks
When you are a new owner in a new building, it’s hard not to be suspicious of decisions that could cost you a lot of money. “The building is just…