The QLD Strata Magazine November 2022

About the November 2022 edition

The November 2022 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers EV infrastructure, insurance obligations, and body corporate manager accountability in Queensland schemes. Key topics include EV vehicle integration in bodies corporate, duplex insurance valuation, sinking fund forecast impacts of strata insurance in Far North QLD, and body corporate manager liability boundaries. The edition also addresses access key trespass control, special levy quote requirements, CMS and by-law definition consistency, Privacy Act versus by-law precedence, and BC management agreement fee transparency.

MIMOR Delivers for strata residents – MiMOR
Lack of slope causing pooling on a balcony – James McIntosh, Sedgwick
Can a Committee raise a special levy without first obtaining quotes? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
Controlling the use of access keys and locks to reduce trespass – Holly Dunne, Mahoneys
How do we know how much to insure the duplex for? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
Should CMS definitions be consistent with wording in our by-laws? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
Can an owner contact other owners to discuss concerns with the running of the BC? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
Electric vehicles in bodies corporate – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
Can an owner submit a motion to review the strata manager's contract? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
Who maintains and repairs my fire door? – Michael Kleinschmidt, Stratum Legal
Where does a body corporate manager's liability begin and end? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
The effect of strata insurance on the sinking fund forecast in Far North QLD – Dakota Panetta, Solutions in Engineering
How do we stop thieves entering the building through the carpark? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
Does the Privacy Act override the by-laws? – Karen Thompson, Vision Strata
The Housing Summit – SCA (Qld)
Understanding fees charged in your BC management agreement – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate