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NSW strata identify short-term rental accommodation apartment by-law enforcement

NSW: How do we identify which apartment is being used for short-term rental accommodation?

Question: An apartment in our building appears to be operating as short-term rental accommodation without the owner notifying anyone. How can we identify which unit is being advertised?

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NSW strata committee vacancy process

NSW: What to do if an owner is keen to join a full committee

Question: What’s the process for an owner to join the strata committee and all positions are currently filled?
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QLD: Understanding your body corporate community

Living in a body corporate community is about more than just shared spaces—it’s about being part of a community, which by Macquarie Dictionary definition is “a group of people living in the same locality, sharing common interests, or having a common character.”
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NSW: Defining the “Unfinancial” Owner & Their Voting Rights

Being an unfinancial owner has consequences that extend well beyond losing the right to vote at a general meeting.
ACT executive committee conflict of interest

ACT: Can a conflicted committee member’s vote be challenged?

Question: What’s best practice for a committee member who declares a conflict of interest? What happens if they vote anyway?
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WA: Major structural defects inspections under sale contracts – what do they cover?

A recent case has highlighted something that (almost) every person buying a home in WA should know: ‘Major structural defects’ in the context of a contract for the sale of a residential home in WA may not extend to defects of structures other than the residential building, i.e. the house
VIC owners corporation air conditioning installation approval common property rules

VIC: How should an owners corporation handle individual air conditioning installation requests?

Question: Owners in our building want to install individual split system air conditioners, but the building wasn’t designed for them. How should the owners corporation manage requests?
QLD body corporate disability parking bay improvement approval committee general meeting

QLD: Does converting a parking bay to disability parking need a committee vote or general meeting?

Question: The committee has been asked to convert a parking space into a disability parking bay. Can the committee approve this, or does it need to go to a general meeting, and what type of motion is required?
NSW strata admin fund private courtyard maintenance lot property misuse

NSW: Can admin funds be used to maintain private courtyards?

Question: Our owners corporation pays for gardening of private courtyards from the admin fund. Is this permissible, and can owners vote to allocate common funds to private property?

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