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I was unaware when I purchased my apartment in North Sydney that it has a disability parking space. I don't own a vehicle because I don't drive. Other owner's visitors or tradespeople always use the space.

Their cars block my garage door, and my visitors can never find anywhere to park. Can I apply to the owners corporation for approval to install an automatic bollard parking remote control in my parking space? Will the decision be impacted by my car space being a disability parking space?

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I'm on the committee of a medium-sized Queensland scheme with a long-term caretaker agreement. The caretaker is contractually responsible for maintaining the gardens and lawns. However, over the past two years, they have outsourced almost all of the work to a third-party contractor without notifying the committee or seeking approval.

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Our strata complex of 9 units has recently completed a large scope of work regarding maintenance of the buildings, for example - replacing barge boards, scribes, Hardie sheeting etc.

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I was under the impression that living in a Strata unit, you need to be courteous to your neighbours and not being disruptive. I have lived in my unit for the past 24 years. My neighbour moved in about 7 years ago.

I believe SA is the only state not to observe no smoking in enclosed areas for units.

• Read more about Capital Works Fund - What Do We Need To Do Now?
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Our scheme recently incurred an unplanned capital expenditure that was not budgeted for in the capital works fund. The treasurer allocated the expenditure to the capital works fund. I believe this contravenes Section 74(4) of the Strata Scheme Management Act 2015, which states that the owners corporation may only pay money from the capital works fund for specific purposes.

Should this expenditure have been paid from the administration fund instead?

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At a recent extraordinary general meeting, our scheme passed a motion that states, in effect: If a resident leaves a pot plant on common property without committee permission, and does not remove it after written advice from the committee, the committee may refer the resident to NCAT.

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Our Tier 4 owners corporation refuses to establish a maintenance fund. It now faces a large repair and upgrade expense that is four times the annual fees budget. The committee, controlled by three of six owners, is trying to cover the cost by increasing the annual budget over several years, which has already more than doubled quarterly fees in the past three years. This approach charges all owners equally.

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I'm a newly self-appointed chairman and secretary in an 8 unit complex.

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Our committee members have informal meetings or workshops, even though decisions are made that impact owners. No minutes are taken. There is nothing in the Act or CMS that mentions meetings like these. Should a record of the meetings be kept and minutes distributed to owners?

Can a meeting be called informal if there are observers and a detailed agenda requiring the committee to make decisions (votes) and discuss items affecting owners?