• Read more about Strata manager accounting errors. What are the financial reporting obligations?
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Our strata manager doesn't appear to employ a qualified bookkeeper, and our reports contain what appear to be accounting errors. Our council also lacks the technical understanding to know what to look for.

What can we expect our council to demand by way of monthly reconciliations and supported annual reports?

• Read more about Why is duplex insurance hard to find?
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Our duplex is registered as a community titles scheme with two owners, one for each residence. Our current insurer has significantly increased the premium, and we're finding that many insurers won't cover duplex buildings at all.

We'd have expected the current housing shortage to drive more duplex construction and therefore more insurance options, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Any suggestions on how to find suitable cover would be appreciated.

• Read more about Using GIPA to access police reports in NSW strata disputes
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We assisted police and strata contractors on two occasions to carry out regulated fire health and safety upgrades involving a non-compliant owner. Police did not name me in their event reports, which meant I couldn't obtain the related Government Information (Public Access) (GIPA) reports to use as evidence for a contempt application, including an NCAT application under section 247A(1) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.

• Read more about Can you object to window replacements that affect your privacy?
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Our building is replacing double hung windows with awning windows.

My lot is the only one in the block with a courtyard. Some of the windows on the first floor overlook my courtyard.

I’m concerned about lack of privacy once the new windows are installed. Can I request that the windows overlooking my courtyard remain as double hung windows or have translucent screens installed?

• Read more about Can the council remove a tree or do all owners get a vote
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We have several large trees in our strata scheme, and the strata council wants to remove one. Can they make that decision alone, or are these trees common property, meaning a vote of all owners is needed?

• Read more about Who pays when a body corporate tree blocks your TV antenna signal?
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Who is responsible for the payment of a TV antenna booster when a trades assessment identified that a large tree on common property is the blocking one unit's TV signal? The body corporate trimmed the tree to comply with vegetation regulations, which limited cutting to only 20%. Most of the 20% reduction involved branches cut from two adjoining common area/owners' fences, including the owner requesting reimbursement.