About the November 2024 edition
The November 2024 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers caretaker rights, building safety planning, and by-law governance in Queensland body corporate schemes. Key topics include caretaker surveillance limits, caretaker attendance rights at meetings, emergency evacuation planning, and by-law balancing in ageing communities. The edition also addresses washing machine liability events, embedded network contract buyout obligations, deceased owner lot access, duplex insurance proportions, and technology adoption challenges for building managers.
- Contracts: What should you ask your body corporate manager? – Tower Body Corporate
- Special levy due now for work scheduled in 8 months – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Strata law firm of the year – Mahoneys
- Washing machine breakdown: Event, excess, and liability – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Caretaker surveillance: Strata is not a surveillance state – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Is the multiplier just based on the management fees? – Strata Business Brokers
- Caretaker's right to attend body corporate meetings – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
- How do we engage our tech-averse building manager in new software? – Jake Sharp, MiMOR & Laura Toplis, Cadogan Facilities Management
- Who is responsible for air conditioner maintenance? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Proactive steps to prolong the life of a coastal building – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- Can the committee enter a deceased owner's lot? – Connor Mahoney, Mahoneys
- Emergency preparedness: Why do we need building evacuation plans as well as personal plans? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Can a committee member with multiple lots, one unpaid, still vote? – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
- By-laws, balancing rights and responsibilities in ageing communities – Brendan Pitman, Grace Lawyers
- Can I operate a commercial laundry service from my unit's garage? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Proportion of strata insurance in a duplex – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Why is there a buy out if we don't renew our embedded network contract? – Joseph Arena, Embedded Network Arena
- Can I remove recyclable containers from the body corporate shared recycling bins? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- The SCAQ Difference – SCAQ
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