About the February 2025 edition
The February 2025 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine focuses on insurance liability, strata management transitions, and owner rights within NSW schemes. Key topics include voided insurance claims due to owner actions, large water damage excess cover, increased insurance commission obligations, and the process for appointing a new manager when a firm changes hands or loses its licence. The edition also covers parking bollard approvals, special levy refund entitlements, garage noise by-laws, and the owners corporation's obligations around common property maintenance.
- Can an owner insure against a large water damage claims excess? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Special levy refund: Current or previous owner? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- If another firm takes over our strata management company, can we appoint a new manager? – Megan Parkins, Tender Advisory
- Who's responsible if owner's actions void the insurance claim? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Can an owner submit a motion to a committee meeting? – Tim Sara, Strata Choice
- Does an owner need permission before installing parking bollards? – Matthew Jenkins, Bannermans Lawyers
- Increased commission due to increased insurance premiums – Matthew Lo, Kerin Benson Lawyers
- What do we do if our strata manager is banned or loses their license? – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective
- Garage noise and disturbance: By-law options? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- Can strata information be sent to a proxy? – Matthew Jenkins, Bannermans Lawyers
- Can the OC elect to not repair or maintain the common property? – Adrian Mueller, JS Mueller & Co Lawyers
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