Poll: The ray of sunshine in your strata life
OK, we’ve had our fun. Feeling guilty about the essential negativity of our poll on who you dislike most in strata, we’ve decided to focus on the people in your…
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Forum: Screen doors in the sights of fire experts
Is there a nationwide ban on screen doors? That ubiquitous, iconic entrance to so many suburban homes has come under fire from fire protection consultants. Is it, as one Flatchatter…
Thousands of homes to lose rental protection
Thousands more renters will face serious financial challenges this year as subsidised properties drop out of a national affordable housing scheme, claims housing pressure group Everybody’s Home. Its spokesperson says…
Good strata advice and where to find it
The recent story about the elderly couple hit with a “cruel” special levy, the costs trebled by fighting an unwinnable case in court, has highlighted the importance of good, reliable…
Rent relief extended for landlords and tenants
The NSW Government has announced an increase to the Residential Tenancy Support Package to up to $4,500 per tenancy and an extension to the eviction moratorium until 11 November 2021,…
Cupcakes, wine and poems beat lockdown blues
It seems some people are never happier than when they are making other people miserable. Listeners to last week’s Flat Chat Wrap podcast may remember JimmyT hopping into a troll…
Locked down and holed up in splendid isolation
One of the perks and, as it turns out, perils of working from home (by choice) is that you can spend an inordinate amount of time in cafes, drinking coffee…
Helping those who’ve got your back on strata law
For the past year or so we have been referring readers who need professional legal advice but can’t afford it, to the Marrickville Legal Centre (MLC). Although it’s based in…
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…
Roundup: The only independent lobby group for strata owners and residents
Every little niche of our society seems to have its own pressure group, lobbyists or even political party. So why don’t we? After all, according to the stats in the…