Published: 20th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: How to reclaim unauthorised exclusive use of common property in a community titles scheme
Updated: 20th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Michael Kleinschmidt
Michael Kleinschmidt has specialized in strata law for over 20 years. During this time, he has served all of the peak stakeholder groups: Australian College of Strata Lawyers – Fellow and Council Member, Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association (Qld) - Legal Panel Member, Strata Community Australia (Qld) - inaugural Legislative Committee Chairperson and past Professional Standards Committee member, Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management (Queensland) Stakeholders’ Group – ACSL representative, Attorney General’s Community Titles Legislation Working Group - ACSL representative. Across his years of practice, Michael has acted for almost all of the different stakeholder groups (occupiers, owners, bodies corporate, management rights’ operators, banks, body corporate managers, property developers and utilities providers) in almost every conceivable strata matter type ranging from structuring duplexes to 400-lot island resorts, litigating leaking roofs before departmental adjudicators through to appealing novel points of strata law to the Queensland Court of Appeal.
Published: 20th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can a body corporate install cabling on a private car park without notice or owner consent?
Updated: 20th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 20th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: How to resolve strata boundary disputes between lot owners and common property areas
Updated: 20th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 17th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can an appointed administrator break a tied vote at an AGM
Updated: 17th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 14th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Are by-laws requiring pet de-sexing in body corporates enforceable?
Updated: 14th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 14th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: When should a body corporate seek appointment of an administrator?
Updated: 04th May 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 13th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: How can owners stop unapproved renovations in a strata scheme?
Updated: 13th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 13th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Are class 2 buildings in Queensland required to install 4-star energy efficient air conditioners?
Updated: 13th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 13th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can strata stop unauthorised renovations without a by-law?
Updated: 13th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 13th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can a lot owner install a satellite dish on common property?
Updated: 13th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 13th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Is there a time limit on unauthorised changes to common property?
Updated: 13th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 07th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can owners take qcat action if a developer blocks a defects claim?
Updated: 28th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 07th Apr 2026 | 1 Comments
QLD: Can a developer use a power of attorney to vote on matters not specifically listed?
Updated: 07th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 06th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Is a by-law banning bbqs on balconies legal?
Updated: 06th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 06th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can a body corporate limit tree heights to protect views?
Updated: 06th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 30th Mar 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: When administrator appointments in Queensland become necessary and how to make the responsible party pay
Updated: 28th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 27th Mar 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can a Committee Chair Work for the Body Corporate Manager?
Updated: 27th Mar 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 26th Mar 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: How Do You Escalate Repeated Body Corporate Bylaw Breaches for Ongoing Noise and Abuse?
Updated: 26th Mar 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 26th Mar 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can a Body Corporate Charge Higher Levies for Short-Term Letting?
Updated: 26th Mar 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 20th Mar 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can a developer use majority voting power to force special levies or a sale?
Updated: 30th Mar 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt