How to handle ongoing noise complaints and intimidation from a neighbour in a Queensland strata scheme

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How do we deal with an intimidating bully? We are relatively new owner/residents in a tower block in QLD – 7 apartments per floor. The neighbour’s door is very close to ours at one end of the corridor. He has been renting his place for several years and works from home. We are semi-retired and also work from home.

Our neighbour rises and begins making noise from 4.30 am every day. We are woken by loud kitchen noises, the garbage disposal unit and his dog barking loudly. These noises continue throughout the day.

Falling objects from balconies in strata schemes what can residents do when safety risks persist

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I live in a 17 floor apartment regulated under the Standard Module. The unit I own is on a podium level which has an extended courtyard area, as do all units on this floor. Over the months, all podium residents have had things fall or be thrown onto our courtyard, including cigarettes, glass, dirt, oil, food, animal faeces, bottles of beer/wine, a floor lamp and a paint can.

Is leaf blower noise in a strata complex considered a nuisance or reasonable use of common property?

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We live in a complex consisting of both residents and holiday accommodation.

We are constantly listening to a Leaf blower two floors below us. This noise ruins our Saturday afternoons because we have to shut doors and windows to shut out the constant on and off leaf blower noise.

Why is this allowed in a unit complex? Surely it is a nuisance.

Can water runoff from balcony plants be a strata nuisance and what action should the body corporate take?

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I have a tenant above me who keeps watering her plants on her balcony until the water flows down to my balcony. The water can be filthy and contains fertilisers. It affects my belongings on my balcony and I'm concerned about water entering my light fitting.

What can the body corporate do about this? The landlord has been contacted repeatedly to ask his tenant not to do this and to cease the behaviour, but nothing changes. I have sent videos of the water coming down as well.

Can feeding wild birds on balconies breach strata by laws due to nuisance or property damage?

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Residents in our building have been feeding birds on their balconies. This has been disruptive and created a mess with bird seed husks and bird poo on surrounding balconies.

Are there any parts of the legislation or bylaws that could be used in this situation?

Can distributing security factsheets to residents breach strata nuisance by laws in Queensland?

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I raised a security issue to our committee and provided suggestions to address this at a meeting. The committee voted against the suggestions as they felt they weren't 'convenient'.

The meeting minutes did not detail the legitimate concerns, so I developed a factsheet to advise owners. I either handed the factsheets out in person around the building or put them in apartment door jambs.

Can a strata council member use proxy votes to elect themselves and does this create a conflict of interest?

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Can a member of the strata council use a proxy vote to elect themselves on the strata council? Is this classed as a service to the strata company as listed in Section 125 (2): Disqualification from voting as proxy?

Can council of owners proxy votes be given to a strata manager or must they be assigned to another lot owner?

By admin,

At a recent Council of Owners meeting proxy votes from COO members unable to attend the meeting were declared invalid as they were given to the Strata Manager. I've been advised these proxy votes can can only be given to the Chairman. Is this correct?

Bylaw 8 of the Strata Act Governance bylaws sub section (3) + (4) refers to companies appointing someone to act on their behalf at the meeting, which in fact can be anyone but is silent in regard to individual owners.

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