About the November 2025 edition
The November 2025 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine addresses strata governance, repairs and maintenance obligations, and emerging regulatory issues facing NSW schemes. Key topics include committee decision-making processes, owner rights when repairs are disputed, CCTV installation requirements on common property, and fire safety compliance during the AS 1851 update period. The edition also explores work-from-home noise by-laws, magnesite flooring risk management, and the ongoing debate around parliamentary protections for strata owners.
- Does the strata manager or the tax agent keep strata scheme's tax records? – Matthew Faulkner, Matthew Faulkner Accountancy PTY LTD
- What can owners do if the committee makes decisions outside of formal meetings? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- What insurance is compulsory for a small strata plan with a private road? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Proactively minimising the risk of further damage to magnesite flooring – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- Can owners start renovations before a by-law is registered? – Tim Sara, Strata Choice
- How can owners formally submit a motion if the committee ignores majority support? – Jana Antelmann, Strata Life
- What are my options if the owners corporation won't fix the fence? – Mark Louis, Vital Strata Management
- What are the owners corporation's obligations when owners can't agree on repairs? – David Lamborn, Windowline
- Prepare your building for summer: Why now is the time to act – PASG Projects
- Is Parliament doing enough to protect strata owners from industry power imbalances? – Julia Moroz, Bugden Allen
- Should the owners corporation delegate all functions to the strata manager? – Megan Parkins, Tender Advisory
- Someone's made an offer to buy my strata management business - what do I do? – Strata Business Brokers
- Requirements for installing CCTV cameras on common property in NSW strata schemes – Matthew Lo, Kerin Benson Lawyers
- Who pays for repairs to a leaking internal pipe in a townhouse? – Sean Bermingham, The Strata Collective
- Staying compliant while waiting for the AS 1851 fire safety update – Rob Broadhead, 2020 Fire Protection
- Can strata introduce by-laws to control noise from residents working from home? – Sean McNamara, Strata Meet Data
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