This Q&A about privacy and disclosure in communications with the body corporate has been answered by Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal.Question: Can I make communications with the committee private by including words like 'private and/or confidential and/or privileged' in whatever I send?GET THE LATEST STRATA NEWS / ARTICLES DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX HEREI wish to have … [Read more...]
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NSW: Q&A Reimbursing Lot Owner for Repairs Due to Common Property Defects
The following questions are from New South Wales strata lot owners asking about reimbursements for repairs required due to common property defects. Thank you to Leanne Habib, Premium Strata for providing the following responses.Question: The floor in a lot's kitchen has to be repaired because of concrete cancer. The lot owner now wants the owners corporation to pay for a … [Read more...]
QLD: Body corporate spending limits – What are they and when do they apply?
These articles about body corporate spending limits have been supplied by Frank Higginson and Todd Garsden, Hynes Legal.The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (BCCM Act) sets out a number of spending limits, some of these intersect with others. Some need to go to a general meeting and some depend on the number of lots in the scheme.The rules relating to … [Read more...]
WA: Q&A Where can I make strata manager complaints in WA?
This article about strata manager complaints in WA and has been supplied by Strata Community Association WA.Question: I've been living in a small strata complex for the last 10 years and it's a constant fight for owners rights. I have suspicions that our money is mismanaged and the Strata Manager is not working in our best interests. Where can I make strata manager … [Read more...]
SA: Q&A Can a Tenant attend a Body Corporate Meeting?
These questions about who can sign cheques and the release of funds in a Strata Corporation has been answered by Tony Johnson, Horner Management. Question: Can a non member of the body corporate, say a tenant, be invited along to a body corporate meeting and participate in questions about body corporate's business affairs? GET THE LATEST STRATA NEWS / ARTICLES DIRECT TO YOUR … [Read more...]
NSW: Q&A Owners Corporation Meetings – Times and Frequency
The following questions are from New South Wales strata lot owners asking about owners corporation meetings. Thank you to Leanne Habib, Premium Strata for providing the following responses.Question: Are there rules concerning the actual time of day when an AGM is held?What are the rules around owners corporation meetings, specifically concerning the actual time of day … [Read more...]
NSW OCN & Sedgwick: Informative and Interactive Seminar
This article about an upcoming event designed to answer all the curly questions around strata living has been provided by the Sedwick and Owners Corporation Network.Owners Corporation Network & Sedgwick seminar - Simplifying Strata: Managing Defects & Major ProjectsSpecial Guest: Minister for Innovation & Better Regulation, The Hon Matt KeanTo many the world of … [Read more...]
Electronic Voting: Strata and the 21st Century
This article about electronic voting is by Bailey Compton, Leverage Group - Solicitors & Academy.I had the opportunity the other day to review an electronic voting system for strata. I won’t mention the company who owns the software, but it was incredibly simple.The software firstly allowed a portal to be ascertained by any member of the lot for that owner’s strata … [Read more...]
NSW: Q&A Safety Audit Report. Who is Capable For Auditing Risks We Can’t See?
This article about the requirements of a Safety Audit Report has been supplied by Strata Community Association (NSW).Question: Our recent AGM mentioned a Safety Audit Report and we are being encouraged to appoint a consultant to prepare an audit of all those things that we cannot see! Can this be done in-house?GET THE LATEST STRATA NEWS / ARTICLES DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX … [Read more...]
WA: Q&A Can one owner stop a senseless proposal from being executed?
This article about stopping a senseless proposal to move the bins and potentially causing safety issues has been supplied by Strata Community Association WA.Question: Our strata manager is proposing new spots for our bins. This whole idea rings safety issues for me and possible injury claim from our Body Corporate public liability insurance should it get the go ahead. How … [Read more...]
