About the June 2022 edition
The June 2022 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine focuses on financial planning, water damage prevention, and by-law governance in NSW strata schemes. Key topics include sinking fund health, 10-year capital works plan reviews, special levies for window replacement, and embedded networks for solar installations. The edition also addresses Airbnb by-law restrictions, mould prevention through humidity control, backyard drainage liability, strata manager self-appointment, and ceiling repair responsibilities for top-floor residents.
- Reviewing the 10 yr plan every 5 years - What does that mean? – Zac Gleeson, GQS
- Wait now, pay more later – Lannock Strata Finance
- Can our bylaw allow only a few lots to be used for Airbnb? – Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers
- Convincing lot owners of the importance of a healthy sinking fund – Tim Fuller, Strata Guardian
- Who insures the glass? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Our OC wants everyone to look after their own lot – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- What is the optimal humidity level to prevent mould growth? – Ryan Richards, Sedgwick
- Are block diagrams mandatory in strata buildings? – Rob Broadhead, 2020 Fire Protection
- Our Strata Manager appointed themselves – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective
- Special levy for window replacement: One in, all in – Andrew Terrell, Bright & Duggan
- Embedded networks for solar installations – Drew McKillican, Altogether Group
- Flooding whenever it rains. Who pays for backyard drainage? – Robert Fothergill, Strata Life
- Ceiling repairs when you live on the top floor – Pierrette Khoury, Khoury Lawyers
- Water Damage: Why Prevention is Better Than Cure – SCA (NSW)