Forum: My balcony veggie planter’s been banned
Forum: Balcony veggie planter banned, $900k balcony repairs, townhouse driveway deemed lot property, fines for strata managers, bathroom ventilation.
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New blocks blocked, small builders go bust
The messages are mixed as new blocks blocked by costs and small builders go out of business - but it's not all doom and gloom.
Secrets of strata living … it’s all in the game
How can we prepare future generations for their lives in flats and townhouses, asks a leading strata manager. The answer may be in game play.
Strata committee training survey a lesson for all
A survey into strata committee training - compulsory in NSW from later this year - is a lesson to all concerned about what owners want and need.
Forum: How they put porn on our block’s TVs
Forum: Neighbours spying on neighbours, developers loading strata committees, landlords charging for lightbulb, who's reponsible for tree lopping?
Defect reports rising… but so is confidence
Defect reporting is rising, but this could be a good thing if it means owners' confidence in getting fixes is increasing even more.
Podcast: Who lives where and why in strata
Podcast: New UNSW Strata Insight report reveals how many people live in strata, who they are, where they live and why.
Forum: Our bidet eyes on a bathroom reno
Forum: Tenant wants a bidet, new manager and old debt, effect of abstentions, committe refuses to claim, and strata manager contract challenge.
Strata managers want curb on Airbnb and Stayz
The strata manager’s national body, SCA, says it’s time to curb the activities of holiday lets platforms like Airbnb and Stayz to protect apartment residents.
Best way to contact the Strata Taskforce
Our 'direct line' to the Strata Taskforce turns out to be a long way round for readers seeking urgent answers to pressing strata questions.
Forum: When a sticky-beak is a spying mission
Forum: When a sticky beak is spying, permission to add a storey, strata committee ignoring tribunal orders and how a tied vote passed an AGM resolution.
Podcast: Defective thinking on three fronts
There’s a lot going on in the strata sphere this week, starting with the Sydney Morning Herald’s big expose on building defects. It’s well worth reading but it’s funny how every time…