The NSW Strata Magazine May 2022

About the May 2022 edition

The May 2022 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers strata maintenance obligations, insurance implications, and sustainability goals for NSW schemes. Key topics include insurance risks from delayed repairs, top-floor ceiling damage liability, embedded network exit options, and 10-year maintenance plan self-management. The edition also addresses common property improvement decision-making, AFSS fire schedule requirements, hard flooring by-law reasonableness, and NSW's progress towards greener strata buildings.

  • MIMOR puts residents in charge – MiMOR 
  • Who decides on improvements to common property? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Repairing damage to a top floor unit's ceiling – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Inspirational building makeover nears completion – Lannock Strata Finance 
  • How do we leave an embedded network when charges are too high compared to other services? – Drew McKillican, Altogether Group 
  • Automating support functions in strata management – Urbanise 
  • Being reasonable about hard flooring – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Insurance implications for delayed repairs – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Do we need a fire schedule to obtain an AFSS? – Rob Broadhead, 2020 Fire Protection 
  • Who Records the Minutes? – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective 
  • Can we carry out our own 10 year maintenance plan? – Zac Gleeson, GQS 
  • Minor renovations and the ongoing impact on common property – Tim Sara, Strata Choice 
  • When do we need to register for GST? – Rod Laws, Tinworth & Co 
  • Can I carry out repairs to common property and then withhold levies for reimbursement? – Tim Sara, Strata Choice 
  • The strata manager's role when carrying out maintenance – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective 
  • Working towards greener buildings in NSW – SCA (NSW)

May 2022 NSW Strata Magazine Authors

Leanne Habib headshot
Premium Strata
Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
Drew McKillican
Altogether Group
Rob Broadhead
2020 Fire Protection
Rod Smith
The Strata Collective
Tim Sara
Sara Strata
Rod Laws
Tinworth & Co

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