Benefits of a strata repair and maintenance committee
We'd like to create a group of owners in our apartment complex to provide independent maintenance advice to the strata council. Does this infringe any strata laws?
The group would be a strata maintenance committee and assist the council by providing help and advice on repair or replacement strategies, methods and procedures, including related expenses and budget requirements. Focused on the best outcome for the strata company, all assistance provided would be at no cost or obligation.
Who receives the fee for providing a body corporate information certificate?
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Does legislation require a body corporate to charge a fee for a certificate, or can they provide it gratis? If a body corporate has a strata manager, and the manager provides the Certificate, who receives the income? The manager or the body corporate?
Strata manager requirements for disclosure of benefits
Our strata manager looks after multiple schemes for the same caretakers. Can the committee ask our strata manager for full disclosure of any benefits and/or referrals they receive from the owners of the management rights (caretakers)?
The committee feels the relationship may be compromising the strata manager's objectivity. How can we address these concerns respectfully and constructively?
Inequality in Staged Developments: Strata Levies
Our complex includes two stages under the one title. We live in a Stage 1. Our levies are being used to pay for expenses in Stage 2. We feel like our area of the complex is being neglected.
We’ve also received notice of a special levy. We live on the pension and have limited funds. Where do we stand legally as this is causing us stress. Can we refuse to pay?
What documents should new body corporate committee request?
I have been nominated as chair for our AGM. If I'm successful, there will be no continuity, as the incumbent chair is the only old committee running.
What documents should new body corporate committee request from the previous committee? The body corporate management (BCM) company will be my first contact.
Onsite manager liability for Airbnb guest safety
As the onsite managers at our apartment building, what is our liability for Airbnb guest safety? Should the owner register guests with the onsite manager when units are let through an outside agent or Airbnb? We are concerned that if we do not know how many people occupy a unit and a fire breaks out, how would we know if all guests are accounted for?
WHS and duty of care for owners and strata managers
Our Scheme has over 200 residential-only Lots. We have an escalating situation where a tenant has started to approach the full time groundsperson aggressively, verbally abusing him and causing him to feel unsafe working on his own (the tenant appears to be 'seeking him out' when he's working on site).
The groundsperson is employed by a company who are contracted to the strata company, but other than when he is on holiday, he is the only person carrying out the duties. He has been working in this role for over 8 years.
Who pays for tree damage to stormwater pipe
A tree on my lot damaged the stormwater pipe that services all four lots. The pipe only runs through my property and common property. The damage occurred in the section of pipe on my lot. Who pays for the repairs to the damaged pipe? Who pays for the removal of the tree?