About the October 2022 edition
The October 2022 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers committee legal responsibilities, financial accountability, and by-law enforcement in Queensland body corporate schemes. Key topics include executive committee legal obligations, strata manager liability for scam account payments, by-law enforcement delegation, and the requirement for committees to implement lawful body corporate decisions. The edition also addresses sinking fund management when selling to a developer, management rights agreement variability, door lock change emergency access liability, and understanding body corporate financial statements.
- Legal responsibilities of the executives on the committee – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- How to group options in a motion – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Lack of lot maintenance causing damage to common property – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Can the BC regulate the use of common property – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- How can I learn to understand our financial statements? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- The committee must put into effect the lawful decisions of the Body Corporate – Holly Dunne, Mahoneys
- Is the Strata Manager responsible if BC funds are paid to a scam account? – Michael Kleinschmidt, Stratum Legal
- Can the committee delegate the enforcement of bylaws? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- If an owner's proposal has been rejected, does the committee have to say why? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- If an owner changes the door lock, who pays for damage caused by emergency access? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- There is no such thing as a standard management rights agreement – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
- If we're looking to sell to a developer, can we cut back on the sinking fund? – Dakota Panetta, Solutions in Engineering
- YIMBY isn't just a slogan, it's a way of life – SCA (Qld)