The NSW Strata Magazine August 2022

About the August 2022 edition

The August 2022 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers strata insurance liability, committee engagement, and maintenance planning across NSW schemes. Key topics include insurance claim response times, verge mowing liability, unit entitlement changes, capital works and maintenance plan accuracy, and fire door lock approval requirements. The edition also addresses NCAT application processes, strata manager document disclosure obligations, AGM minute approvals, and the life-saving importance of smoke alarms.

  • Can strata be sued if we mow the verge? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Lot owner paying for urgent repairs to common property – Shane Williamson, Williamson Lawyers 
  • What if the strata manager doesn't provide all requested documents? – Michael Ferrier, Eyeon Property Inspections 
  • Capital works / maintenance plans: getting it right – Sedgwick 
  • Approving AGM minutes – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Approvals required to change the lock on a fire door (front door) – Rob Broadhead, 2020 Fire Protection 
  • Changing unit entitlements for lots in a strata scheme – Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers 
  • Resident's items stored outside their front door – Robert Fothergill, Strata Life 
  • Automating support functions in strata management – Urbanise 
  • How do you complete an application to NCAT? – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective 
  • Parking space renters served with increases – Tim Sara, Strata Choice 
  • Higgins looks beneath the surface in Bellevue apartments rejuvenation – Higgins 
  • No one wants to be on the committee – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Waiting for a response about a claim from the insurer? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • The life saving importance of smoke alarms – SCA (NSW)

August 2022 NSW Strata Magazine Authors

Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
shane
Williamson Lawyers
Michael Ferrier
EYEON Property Inspections
Leanne Habib headshot
Premium Strata
Rob Broadhead
2020 Fire Protection
Allison Benson
Benson Legal Pty Ltd
Rod Smith
The Strata Collective
Tim Sara
Sara Strata

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