The NSW Strata Magazine June 2023

The June 2023 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine addresses insurance commissions, building defects, and strata records management as key themes for NSW schemes. Key topics include insurance commission transparency, Project Intervene registration deadlines, obligations to fix serious defects, asbestos concerns in older buildings, and battery storage system installation requests. The edition also covers capital works fund returns, pool access by-laws, electronic door lock backup power requirements, and NCAT enforcement when breaching owners continue non-compliance after fines.

National Webinar: Strata Insurance Commissions. Where do you sit? – LookUpStrata
Wait now, pay more later – Lannock Strata Finance
Storage room access and rental arrangements – Shane Williamson, Williamson Lawyers Pty Ltd
Can a bylaw restrict access to the pool? – Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers
Dealing with a request to install residential battery storage systems – Nigel Collins, Altogether Group
Does each electronic door lock need a backup power source in case of a power failure? – Jake Sharp, MiMOR
Speeding up repair work when mould is an issue – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
Can one lot owner appoint a new strata manager? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Are your owners adequately insured? – Rawlinsons Cost Management
Asbestos concerns in an old building – Pierrette Khoury, Khoury Lawyers
Generally, what strata records are managed well? – Michael Ferrier, Eyeon Property Inspections
The Conversion of Strata Air or Roof Space – Asset Strata Valuers
When dealing with nuisance, how important is record keeping – Brenton Pittman, Applicant in the Pittman v Newport [2022] NSWCATCD 173 case
What if the breaching owner pays the NCAT fine but continues to breach (flooring)? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Accessing your strata plan – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective
Higher returns on the capital works fund – Tim Fuller, Strata Guardian
Obligation to fix, rather than repair, a serious defect – Michael Hopwood, Valen Projects
What's the latest on building defects? – SCA NSW
Project Intervene's registration deadline is approaching… fast! – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick and Yolande Nyss and Elizabeth Stewart, NSW Department of Customer Service