Published: 13th Apr 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Can strata stop unauthorised renovations without a by-law?
Updated: 13th 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: 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 | 0 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
Published: 18th Mar 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: What happens if a CMS is registered without the required approval?
Updated: 18th Mar 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 02nd Mar 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Administrator’s Costs – How to Make the Responsible Party Pay
Updated: 13th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 06th Feb 2026 | 0 Comments
QLD: Our caretaker restricts our short term guests’ access to common facilities
Updated: 10th Feb 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 28th Mar 2025 | 0 Comments
QLD: Q&A How do I get approval to install a car stacker in my car space?
Updated: 30th Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 28th Mar 2019 | 33 Comments
QLD: Authorising Common Property Changes or Improvements
Updated: 22nd Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 13th Feb 2018 | 9 Comments
QLD: Body Corporate Spending Without Required Approvals
Updated: 01st Apr 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt
Published: 24th May 2016 | 8 Comments
QLD: Oppressive or Unreasonable Strata Bylaws
Updated: 26th Mar 2026
Michael Kleinschmidt