LookUpStrata | Australia's Strata Title Information Site

LookUpStrata is your trusted source of strata information. We aim to promote freedom of knowledge, leading to more open conversations in the strata community. We are your gateway to the latest strata title news and information. Whether you are a lot owner, committee member, strata manager or other strata service professional, we are here for you. We have provided Australia with reliable and useful strata information since 2013. Find out more on our About Us page.

Who contributes content to the LookUpStrata site? We have a network of respected strata specialists around Australia who contribute content to the LookUpStrata site. Our contributors respond to questions submitted by our national audience. Authors consist of strata managers, strata lawyers and renowned professionals working within the industry.

Our national newsletter goes out each Tuesday morning. Subscribe and catch up on previous editions on our Newsletter Archive Page.

We conduct free strata webinars on most Thursday mornings. We invite well known members of the strata community to present on relevant and interesting topics. The sessions are suitable for lot owners, strata managers and strata professionals and may attract SCA CPD points. Find out and register for upcoming webinars here.

We produce state based strata magazines on a monthly and bi-monthly basis for most states around Australia. Check your state’s past editions of The Strata Magazine here.

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NSW: By-laws – why (and how) are they registered?

In a previous blog I have spoken about by-laws including what they are and why they are important and also on key limitations on by-laws. Today I wanted to talk about the importance of registering by-laws and how they are registered.

VIC: Section 23A(3)(b): When Insurance Doesn’t Pay… But Someone Must

Section 23A(3)(b) is quietly becoming a key tool in OC governance and risk management. It fills a critical, and often overlooked, gap: dealing with damage that’s too minor to claim, but too costly to absorb.

QLD: Q&A Body Corporate Committee Communications

Question: Should a friend or spouse of a committee member read committee correspondence before it is tabled at a meeting, or is this information confidential?

NSW: Q&A Unit owner requirement to maintain lot property

Question: Who is responsible for contacting the Council about a neighbour’s composting and hoarding that creates odour, attracts vermin, and prevents the use of common areas?

QLD: Q&A Permission for Installing Solar Panels in Body Corporate

Question: Can a body corporate deny an owner permission to install a small solar panel on common property to power lighting inside a unit?

WA: Q&A Unit Renovations, Improvements and External Appearance of the Lot

Question: Who pays for repairs when a lot owner creates a new car entry that damages common property?

ACT: Q&A Owners Corporation Executive Committee

Question: Can owners corporation members attend and speak at executive committee meetings?

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"It's the best and most professional body corporate information source a strata manager could have! Thanks to the whole team!" MQ, Strata Manager

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act professionally in all its dealings; and
strive to build trust, confidence, and relationships of mutual respect in the strata industry.