NSW: Can lot owners demand conflict of interest declarations before signing off on major contracts
Question: Can owners ask the strata committee to sign a statutory declaration if there are concerns about a conflict of interest?
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WA: Can the council remove a tree or do all owners get a vote
Question: Can the strata council decide to remove a large tree from common property, or is a vote of all owners needed?
QLD: Who pays when a body corporate tree blocks your TV antenna signal?
Question: Who pays for a TV antenna booster when a tree on common property blocks the signal?
QLD: What remedies exist when a BUGTA body corporate fails on AGM notice, motions and referee orders
Question: As lot owners, the body corporate manager denied our AGM vote, changed our submitted motions without consent, and breached a referee order. What are the remedies?
SA: Common fire hazards in SA strata buildings and how to prevent them
Fire risks are often the result of everyday oversights – not major faults. For property managers, business owners, and strata, understanding these risks is key to protecting people, property, and compliance.
QLD: Building insurance premiums and how they are calculated
For many bodies corporate, insurance is one of the biggest ongoing costs. While the body corporate is responsible for arranging insurance, each lot owner contributes to the premium through levies.
NSW: What NSW Strata Managers Need to Know About the 2023–2026 Strata Law Reforms
This article applies to strata schemes in NSW governed by the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.
VIC: Latent Defect Insurance: A Longer-Term Safety Net
As Victoria continues to grapple with widespread building defects and declining consumer confidence, attention is increasingly turning to solutions that go beyond short-term protections.
VIC: Disagreement is healthy. Dysfunction is not. Here’s why and how to tell the difference
Not every heated owners corporation meeting is a sign that something has gone seriously wrong. But knowing the difference between healthy disagreement and genuine dysfunction, and understanding what happens when you get it wrong, could save your building years of pain and significant financial damage.