The QLD Strata Magazine March 2024

About the March 2024 edition

The March 2024 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers upcoming BCCMA legislative changes, EV charging infrastructure, and committee governance in Queensland body corporate schemes. Key topics include 2024 BCCMA amendments, builder conflict of interest on committees, letting pool manager ownership conflicts, and EV charging space acquisition by the body corporate. The edition also addresses high-rise levy fairness by floor level, pet desexing enforcement, Capital Works Fund Report compliance, and fire hydrant cleanup cost responsibility.

  • Cleaning the car park – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate 
  • Insights into Strata Finance – Lannock Strata Finance 
  • Should the building manager report breaches of by-laws to the committee? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve 
  • All tapware must be a certain standard and star rating – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys 
  • Can the body corporate buy or lease a lot owner's parking space for EV charging? – Altogether Group 
  • In our high-rise, we pay higher levies per level. Is this fair? – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal 
  • Why it's critical for OC's to follow Capital Works Fund Report recommendations – Asset Strata Valuers 
  • Responsibility for cleanup costs after a burst fire hydrant – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • BCCMA changes coming in 2024 – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys 
  • Can our executive committee force lot owners to de-sex pets? – Michael Kleinschmidt, Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers
  • Should all committee members be involved in decision making? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve 
  • What happens to voting deadlines when the AGM is reconvened? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate 
  • Conflict of interest? The builder owns half the lots and sits on the committee – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys 
  • Can a letting pool manager own units and include them in the rental pool? – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal 
  • The SCAQ Difference – SCAQ

March 2024 QLD Strata Magazine Authors

William Marquand
Tower Body Corporate
Chris Irons
Strata Solve
Frank Higginson
Redchip Strata Law
Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions

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