About the July 2025 edition
The July 2025 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers building compliance, financial planning, and emerging legal obligations for NSW strata schemes. Key topics include the impact of the Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 on building managers, electric vehicle fire hazard classifications, window and door replacement obligations under the Design and Building Practitioners Act, and liability for pool gate failures. The edition also addresses strata talent recruitment, caretaker remuneration benchmarking, and the financial cost of deferring essential repairs.
- What is the potential opportunity cost of delaying special levy funded essential repairs? – Paul Morton, Lannock Strata Finance
- Do window and door replacement projects fall under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW)? – Windowline
- How can owners corporations control costs when repairing concrete spalling? – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- Buyer beware in strata: Who is responsible for undisclosed building repairs? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- Winning the War for Strata Talent: Insights from Property Recruitment Partners – Property Recruitment Partners
- Burst pipes after a fire: Is strata insurance responsible for the water damage? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Does NSW Fire and Rescue regard electric vehicles as special hazards? – Charlie Richardson, NOX Energy
- Someone's made an offer to buy my strata management business. What do I do? – Strata Business Brokers
- External painting in mixed-use strata: Who pays what? – Kaylene Arkcoll, Leary & Partners
- Could an owners corporation be liable for injuries to unauthorised pool users if gates don't lock? – Anna Hahm, Grace Lawyers
- How Effective Communication saves Strata Managers Time and Money – PASG
- Building manager's obligations under the Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 – Matthew Lo, Kerin Benson Lawyers
- Liability for window safety: Qualified inspections vs. occupant reports – Anthony Shakar, ASQB
- Benchmark information for caretaker remuneration – James Delany, Alliance Management Services
- Are we required to complete a tax return? – Rod Laws, TINWORTH & CO
- Who is responsible for repairing a lot's stopcock valve? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
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