LookUpStrata | Australia's Strata Title Information Site

LookUpStrata is your trusted source of strata information. We aim to promote freedom of knowledge, leading to more open conversations in the strata community. We are your gateway to the latest strata title news and information. Whether you are a lot owner, committee member, strata manager or other strata service professional, we are here for you. We have provided Australia with reliable and useful strata information since 2013. Find out more on our About Us page.

Who contributes content to the LookUpStrata site? We have a network of respected strata specialists around Australia who contribute content to the LookUpStrata site. Our contributors respond to questions submitted by our national audience. Authors consist of strata managers, strata lawyers and renowned professionals working within the industry.

Our national newsletter goes out each Tuesday morning. Subscribe and catch up on previous editions on our Newsletter Archive Page.

We conduct free strata webinars on most Thursday mornings. We invite well known members of the strata community to present on relevant and interesting topics. The sessions are suitable for lot owners, strata managers and strata professionals and may attract SCA CPD points. Find out and register for upcoming webinars here.

We produce state based strata magazines on a monthly and bi-monthly basis for most states around Australia. Check your state’s past editions of The Strata Magazine here.

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QLD: Understanding the new smoking laws in Queensland community titles schemes

Recent legislative updates concerning smoking within Queensland’s community titles schemes represent a significant shift in the balance between individual freedoms and community well-being.

NSW: Common Property Water Leaks: A Strict Duty to Repair

Heavy rainfall across NSW has led to a significant surge in water leaks and defects within strata buildings. These leaks can damage both common and lot owner property, causing significant frustration for apartment owners.

WA Embedded network code of practice: What strata schemes need to know

Discover how the new Embedded Network Code of Practice in WA will impact strata schemes. Learn about compliance deadlines, registration requirements, billing rules, and opportunities for savings with solar, batteries and smart metering.

VIC: Q&A Changing Owners Corporation Management Companies

Question: What is the correct process for an owners corporation to replace its current manager with a new one when the contract ends?

WA: Q&A Unit Renovations, Improvements and External Appearance of the Lot

Question: Who pays for the creation of a new by-law when an owner seeks exclusive use of common property to install an air conditioner?

QLD: Q&A Authorising Common Property Changes or Improvements

Question: Can a committee remove shared facilities on common property, such as a tap, or does this require a general meeting vote?

NSW: Q&A Proxy and Voting Rules for Owners Corporation Meetings

Question: My strata committee and strata manager say I am unable to attend strata committee meetings as I am a proxy holder, not an owner. Is this correct?

NSW: Q&A Capital Works Fund – What Do We Need To Do Now?

Question: Should unplanned capital expenditure be paid from the administration fund instead of the capital works fund?

"LookUpStrata should be compulsory reading for every member of a Body Corporate Committee. It provides the most understandable answers to all the common (and uncommon) questions that vex Body Corporates everywhere. Too often Committee members do not understand what Body Corporates are legally able to do and not do. LookUpStrata helps educate everybody living in a Body Corporate environment for free." John, Lot Owner

"It's the best and most professional body corporate information source a strata manager could have! Thanks to the whole team!" MQ, Strata Manager

LookUpStrata Pty Ltd ABN 81 156 529 896 (LookUpStrata) is a family owned business providing reliable strata information to lot owners, strata managers and other strata professionals.

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LookUpStrata will always:

subject to any superior ethical duty, and the law, act in the best interests of its clients;
not accept any commissions, payments or other benefits from contributors, or contractors;
not accept any commissions, payments or other benefits in the nature of commissions, from sponsors;
act professionally in all its dealings; and
strive to build trust, confidence, and relationships of mutual respect in the strata industry.