Is a body corporate required to provide bicycle storage?
Our Body Corporate bylaws state that each unit's car parking area may be used only for the parking of a registered motor vehicle. They also state that "an owner or an occupier must not park stand or rest a bicycle on any part of the common property other than in an area specifically designated for the parking of bicycles".
Can a body corporate limit tree heights to protect views?
We live in a rural body corporate estate with waterfront views. The original building covenants for the estate included provisions for tree heights on private lots. We recently found out that because the developer's building covenant is not registered within the CMS, the body corporate cannot take action with regards to that original covenant and therefore the tree heights which were stipulated in that covenant cannot be enforced.
Can balcony rules differ within the same building?
The new CMS to be voted at the next AGM has some new clauses. Can there be different rules about what can be placed on a balcony depending on how the balcony is positioned in the building? In our building, we have interior pool facing balconies, and exterior-facing balconies.
Can a BBQ and a Washing line be both banned from the Internal facing balconies (pool facing) but can be stored and used on the other Balcony facing the back (external).
Can an onsite caretaker run a real estate sales business?
As a caretaker who owned a lot in the complex, I signed a caretaker agreement and letting agreement with the body corporate that allow me to carry out a caretaker and letting business from the manager’s lot.
I also hold a full real estate agent license that qualifies me for real estate sales. Can I conduct a real estate sales business from the onsite manager’s lot?
Can a body corporate ban gas bbqs on balconies?
We are owner occupiers of a unit on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. We would like to put a small gas BBQ on our balcony, however, we have been advised that the By-laws for our building do not permit gas BBQs.
I have been unable to locate anything in the QLD Fire Regulations which state that gas BBQs are not permitted in strata title units.
Further, we have observed other unit blocks in our area have gas BBQs on their balconies. Should we be allowed to install a gas BBQ on our balcony if the balcony forms part of our unit?
Can a body corporate ban glass in pool and bbq areas?
We have a line that defines the BBQ area and pool area. The pool area has signage stating "no food, alcohol, glass or pets in the pool area", but we are finding some residents are not abiding.
The Body Corporates' concern is that an accident or deliberate act of glass breakage may occur. We know it is costly and inconvenient for all residents when a pool needs to be drained. So do we be proactive now and ban ALL glass, including wine and beer bottles, from the whole area?
How do we manage this without having an onsite manager 24/7?
What does “Not Permit” mean in strata by-laws?
The QLD BCCM Act provides that occupiers must “not permit” either interference with support, shelter, utility infrastructure or utility services, or the use of a lot or common property that causes a nuisance or hazard to others. (section 165 – section 167)
How can a body corporate regulate shared clothesline use?
We are a complex of 18 units. There are eight clotheslines for all residents. One tenant uses three clotheslines daily and leaves their washing on the lines from early until late. There excessive use restricts residents’ access to the clotheslines.
We have gently approached the tenant, requesting they remove their washing from the lines when it is dry but there has been no change. How should we approach this problem?