About the October 2022 edition
The October 2022 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine examines strata manager accountability, building maintenance challenges, and financial governance in NSW schemes. Key topics include strata manager powers and limits, contractor availability for building maintenance, caretaker management agreement benchmarks, and the duty of the owners corporation to maintain and repair property. The edition also addresses rising damp liability, fire door safety, parking disputes, special levy contributions, and the role of technology in managing strata meetings.
- Can the Strata Manager do whatever they want and get away with it? – Shane Williamson, Williamson Lawyers Pty Ltd
- How do we maintain the building when we can't get contractors? – Bruce McKenzie and James McIntosh, Sedgwick
- Can I claim tenant relocation costs for a bathroom membrane repair? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Who repairs lot property that's been damaged by rising damp? – Pierrette Khoury, Khoury Lawyers
- Can we leave the fire doors on the stairwell open? – Rob Broadhead, 2020 Fire Protection
- Can residents park two cars in the one bay? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- Is managing Strata Meetings easier today with Technology? – Urbanise
- Can small schemes conduct an internal audit of their financial records? – Rod Laws, TINWORTH & CO
- Can an owner offer to pay more than their share towards a special levy? – Tim Sara, Strata Choice
- Should large complexes have bigger committees? – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective
- What is the average caretaker management agreement in NSW? – James Moir, Madison Marcus Lawyers
- Duty of owners corporation to maintain and repair property – SCA (NSW)
- Common property defects discovered during owner renovations – James McIntosh, Sedgwick and Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
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