The QLD Strata Magazine December 2022

About the December 2022 edition

The December 2022 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers building maintenance obligations, insurance dispute resolution, and EV charging approvals in Queensland body corporate schemes. Key topics include leaky window responsibility transfers to lot owners, EV charging approval using common property power, fire safety equipment maintenance obligations, and levy penalty fee enforcement when notices were not received. The edition also addresses gas BBQ balcony restrictions, master key security, mould prevention in high humidity, contractor visitor classification, and Act regulation interpretation flexibility.

  • No reason given for refusal of lot owner's request – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate 
  • Can the Committee pass the responsibly for leaky windows to a lot owner? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys 
  • Do you need approval for visiting dogs? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate 
  • Tips for preventing mould if there is high humidity outside – Ryan Richards, Sedgwick 
  • Are contractors visitors? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys 
  • Repairing damage during the insurance dispute resolution process – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Do penalty fees apply if you never received the levy notice? – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal 
  • Are the Act's regulations open to interpretation? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve 
  • Who repairs the ventilation system? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve 
  • Fire safety equipment must be well maintained and working – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters 
  • Other unit residents in our area have gas BBQs on their balcony. Why can't we? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve 
  • The importance of keeping master keys safe – Alanna Hill, Mathews Hunt Legal 
  • Noise Breach: "Get an acoustic test, at your cost" – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate 
  • Ratchet Straps and Culture – SCA (Qld) 
  • Approval for EV charging using common property power – Michael Kleinschmidt, Stratum Legal

December 2022 QLD Strata Magazine Authors

William Marquand
Tower Body Corporate
Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
Frank Higginson
Redchip Strata Law
Chris Irons
Strata Solve
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Fire Matters
Alanna Law
Mathews Hunt Legal

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