About the May 2026 edition
The May 2026 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers a broad range of practical and legal topics essential for lot owners, strata managers, and committee members. Key themes include financial management — spanning levy recovery, fund allocation, insurance, and pre-works funding requirements — alongside legal responsibilities around common property, windows, doors, and contractor access. The edition also addresses strata management professional development, including ABS recognition impacts on careers, chairing rights at meetings, and the promotion of services to lot owners.
- Is parking on common property allowed if it does not obstruct others? – Jana Antelmann, Strata Life
- Can our strata scheme levy owners for repairs and keep the insurance payout? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Should a strata manager promote services to lot owners? – Matthew Lo, Kerin Benson Lawyers
- Breaking the reactive maintenance cycle in strata buildings – QIA Group
- How does an owners corporation decide which fund pays for expenses? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- Does all the money need to be in the bank before major strata works can start in NSW? – Tim Sara, Sara Strata
- Can a special resolution shift responsibility for windows and doors to lot owners? – Mark Louis, Vital Strata Management
- Do owners need separate insurance to rent a storage cage in strata? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Why do I need child-proof window locks if no children live in or visit my lot? – Anthony Shakar, ASQB
- Does a strata manager have the right to chair general or committee meetings? – Sean Bermingham, The Strata Collective
- How will ABS recognition of strata managers affect salaries and career paths? – Aaron Petrilli, Property Recruitment Partners
- Why now is a very good time to take a laser-like view of your financials – Hugh McCormack, McCormacks Strata Management
- Can an owner refuse to pay for common property repairs in a duplex? – Angus Lau, Bannermans Lawyers
- Does a contractor need a licence to access locked common property areas? – Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers
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