Can a strata corporation on-charge a resident for dumping rubbish on common property?

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Residents are dumping rubbish in our strata. Currently, there is a large old oven sitting on one garden bed, and another one of our tenants continually stores flammable and corrosive industrial rubbish next to common property.

Strata Management has written to this resident 3 times and they have been told to cease and clean up the mess but rubbish has continued to build over the last 6 months.

Council has been told but will take no action until the waste actually begins to leak. They will send out an EPA officer to observe the cleanup.

An owner stores council bins on common property driveway making access difficult

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We own a lot in a 3 lot strata in South Australia.

Our house is to the rear of 2 townhouses that face the street. Each of the townhouses has its own driveway with direct access to the road. Our house's driveway access to the road is common land. One owner stores their council bins on the driveway common land. We have asked them to move the bins as they are unsightly and make car access difficult. They have refused. What steps/options should I take and have to have the bins moved?

Can an owners corporation use term deposits for sinking fund money?

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Can Executive Committees use term deposits with funds from the Sinking Fund? We are considering one-year term deposits and reactivating each year.

Is there a need to complete a tax return for interest accrued? What is the difference in term deposit interest being paid compared to being accrued?

Duty of care and safety concerns for trees that could fall on a unit

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Due to safety concerns, I have requested trees on our site be removed or trimmed. If the trees fall, they would fall directly onto my first floor unit roof and balcony.

We are situated just 600 metres from the beach and regularly experience high winds and cyclones. The onsite manager and the previous Chairperson have indicated that the trees have been an ongoing concern, yet nothing is done.

Is the body corporate in breach of their duty of care as per Qld legislation?

Lot owner claims privacy override by-laws requiring tree trimming

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Our body corporate asks owners to keep trees and shrubs to a height of around 2 metres for easy maintenance. The Body Corporate has asked a lot owner to trim trees located in his exclusive use area. A request had been submitted by the neighbouring resident backing onto this property stating that the trees are blocking sunlight to his washing line and garden and he does not get any sun in his backyard.

The committee refuses to trim shrubs blocking my river view. What can I do?

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I reside in a block of units directly across from a river. The unit block is ironically named 'Riverview'. I reside on the raised, end ground floor apartment in a block with seven units on the same level. All other units have shrubs and plants trimmed well below their balcony rails. They have fabulous river views. However, I have three large shrubs in front of my unit that are approximately 30cm to 60cm above my balcony rail and impede my view of the river.

Who can file a QCAT application about trees on common property?

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QCAT is often mentioned as the most appropriate place to resolve tree disputes. However, QCAT states that only the body corporate can make an application, not an owner.

How does this work when the issue is about trees on common property affecting an owner's lot?

Does the body corporate pay to reline pipes damaged by roots from common property trees?

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We live on a corner block in a lifestyle estate on the Gold Coast. The trees on the common grounds affect the plumbing pipes under our house. We get plumbers to clear the roots yearly, but they keep growing. The ongoing maintenance of the pipes is costly. The plumber has reported that the pipes now need to be relined. Should the body corporate pay for the rectification?

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