About the March 2025 edition
The March 2025 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers by-law governance, fire safety fundamentals, and committee accountability in Queensland body corporate schemes. Key topics include committee refusal to implement majority resolutions, by-law application to exclusive use areas, fire panel battery supply, and fire safety obligations in residential buildings. The edition also addresses EV charging on common property power points, proxy committee member spending authority, caretaker resort facility use during work hours, and tree maintenance obligations from original development approvals.
- Is a VOC required to call the EGM to fill a committee position? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Can we stop a resident from parking an unregistered vehicle in their allotted car space? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Using personal contents insurance for damage to other lots – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Can a committee lawfully and wilfully refuse to implement resolutions in defiance of the majority? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- What if EV owners or visitors charge their vehicle in a common property power point? – Ross De Rango, Electric Vehicle Council
- Maintenance of trees that were part of the original approval of the development – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- Can a body corporate dictate patio furniture colour? – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
- Caretaker's use of resort facilities during work hours – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Guide to body corporate by-laws – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- Why should I pay for damage to another person's lot? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Can we supply our own fire panel batteries? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Fire safety in residential buildings – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Do by-laws regarding mowing heights apply to exclusive use areas or only to lot areas? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Can a proxy committee member spend body corporate money without committee approval? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Reimbursement for body corporate expenses – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
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