About the April 2023 edition
The April 2023 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers EV charging infrastructure, insurance premium management, and body corporate governance in Queensland schemes. Key topics include EV charger installation insurance implications, embedded network rate disclosure obligations, sinking fund requirements for small schemes, and insurance premium reductions for well-maintained buildings. The edition also addresses pet breach notice reasonableness, strata loan approval requirements, fire door lifespan, car space plan discrepancies, and body corporate manager insurance commission transparency.
- Are breach notices about pets reasonable? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Can the committee arrange a strata loan without approval? – Jenine Garcia, Lannock Strata Finance
- Protection for apartment owners around Australia – Bruce McKenzie and Morris Mellinger, Sedgwick & Corey Nugent, Resilience Insurance
- Are insurance premiums reduced for well maintained buildings? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- A solution to visitor parking and booking EV chargers – Jake Sharp, MiMOR
- Is the embedded network seller obliged to advise residents of the rate charged? – Candice Suttor, Altogether Group
- Are there insurance implications for installing EV chargers in a strata building? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- What if the body corporate refuses to maintain a part of the scheme? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- Are sinking funds mandatory for a four lot scheme? – Zac Gleeson, GQS
- How do we handle troublesome committee members? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- How long should a fire door last if properly maintained? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Our car space numbers do not match the strata plan – Michael Kleinschmidt, Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers
- Reviewing by-laws as motions with alternatives – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
- Workforce Requirements and the Strata Sector – SCA (Qld)
- Body corporate managers and insurance commissions – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys & William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate