Is an acoustic test mandatory after installing hard flooring in an apartment?

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After gaining approval from the then Body Corporate Committee 4 years ago, we installed a floating wooden floor on a 1st level apartment using noise-reducing underlay as recommended by the manufacturers – Compliant below the 62 noise level.

Part of the approval advised we needed to carry out an acoustic test, which required gaining access to the apartment below. After discussions with the owner at that time, he was not keen to allow access.

Do you have to comply with body corporate flooring requirements not stated in the bylaws?

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I wish to change the flooring in my unit from carpet to hard flooring. Our body corporate states I need to lodge an application for them to approve the scope of works, appearance of flooring product, and acoustic characteristics. After installation, I will also need to pay for testing to ensure the flooring has an acoustic rating below a certain db level.

Short-term rental noise in strata: What are your options?

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We are in our late 60s, retired and have lived in the complex for six years. Over the past two years, some owners in the complex have short-term let their units via platforms like Airbnb.

The unit above ours is short-term let and has tiled floors. We constantly endure the noises of holidaying families, sometimes from 5 am to 10 pm.

How to call an extraordinary meeting to appoint a strata manager

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We are currently without a Strata Manager as our strata committee with the support of residents dismissed the previous Manager. We have been waiting for the date of an extraordinary meeting to choose and confirm the new Strata Manager however we have been waiting for around two months and there is still no date set.

Can you please advise what we can do to accelerate things? Our strata committee of three are not easy to deal with as only one member tends to be active and he can be challenging to deal with while the other two members take a step back.

Are lot owners entitled to notice of strata committee meetings?

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We are a strata of 36 units. The Strata Committee of 5 members currently meets monthly. At other times when necessary, the minutes are circulated to owners. It appears (from the NSW Fair Trading website) we should be giving owners notice of Strata Committee meetings, however, we don't want to do this for every meeting. It seems many Strata Committees are not giving notice to owners. Does someone have a summary of best practice, for example:

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