About the October 2026 edition
The October 2026 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers committee governance and decision-making in NSW strata schemes, including whether one member can block an emergency lift repair, recovering keys from a former chairperson, disability door upgrade requests, approving lobby advertising screens, and strata manager fees for affixing the common seal. It also covers maintenance and liability, such as passing air conditioning maintenance to owners, mould between double glazed panes, water damage from rooftop terrace pot plants, and what owners should expect from the remedial works process. Rounding out the issue are levy increase limits, risks from an uncertified private road, child safety window screens, and installing smart meters to switch electricity retailers.
- Can one committee member block an emergency lift repair? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- Does an uncertified private road put our strata at risk? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Can strata pass air conditioning maintenance to owners? – Paul Miller, Vital Strata Management
- How do we get a former chairperson to return the complex's keys? – Tim Sara, Sara Strata
- Is there a legal limit on how much strata levies can rise? – Sean Bermingham, The Strata Collective
- The strata remedial works process: What owners should expect – Mark Joseph, MJ Engineering Projects
- Can I install child safety window screens without OC approval? – Adam Khan, Bannermans Lawyers
- Where does the committee stand on a disability door upgrade request? – Allison Benson, Benson Legal
- Is strata liable for mould found between double glazed panes? – Anthony Shakar, ASQB
- Can our strata manager charge extra to affix the common seal? – Tim Sara, Sara Strata
- Who pays for water damage from rooftop terrace pot plants? – Mark Joseph, MJ Engineering Projects
- Can our strata committee approve free lobby advertising screens? – Hugh McCormack, McCormacks Strata Management
- Can I install a smart meter to switch electricity retailers? – Joseph Arena, Embedded Network Arena
