The NSW Strata Magazine February 2023

About the February 2023 edition

The February 2023 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers insurance claims, defect reporting, and financial transparency in NSW strata schemes. Key topics include owner rights to lodge strata insurance claims, balcony door and window replacement responsibility, fire door warranty coverage, and financial information obligations of strata managers. The edition also addresses term deposit handling during strata manager transitions, water damage liability between floors, common property repair processes within lots, and practical steps toward building harmony.

  • Wait now, pay later – Lannock Strata Finance 
  • Is the owners corporation responsible for the replacement of my balcony doors/windows? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Changing the landscape of consumer protection – Sedgwick 
  • Organising repairs to common property (within your lot) – Tim Sara, Strata Choice 
  • Can I get my own defects report? – Pierrette Khoury, Khoury Lawyers 
  • What if quotes are more extensive than the agreed upon works? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Can an owner lodge a claim against the strata insurance? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • What financial information should the strata manager provide? – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective 
  • Are we responsible for water damage to the apartment below? – Shane Williamson, Williamson Lawyers Pty Ltd 
  • Are fire doors covered by warranty? – Rob Broadhead, 2020 Fire Protection 
  • If we change strata managers, what happens to our term deposit? – Tim Fuller, Strata Guardian 
  • Compensation for loss of your car space – James Moir, Madison Marcus 
  • We have no access to the garbage room and rubbish is piling up – Peter Berney, Solutions In Engineering 
  • Living with enemies: Small steps to a harmonious building – Chris Irons, Strata Solve 
  • Information for strata groups, building managers and occupants – SCA (NSW)

February 2023 NSW Strata Magazine Authors

Leanne Habib headshot
Premium Strata
Tim Sara
Sara Strata
Pierrette Khoury
Khoury Lawyers Pty Ltd
Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
Rod Smith
The Strata Collective
shane
Williamson Lawyers
Rob Broadhead
2020 Fire Protection
Dakota Panetta
Solutions in Engineering
Chris Irons
Strata Solve

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