About the May 2026 edition
The May 2026 edition of The VIC Strata Magazine covers owners corporation governance, maintenance obligations, and security management across Victorian strata schemes. Key topics include the cost of inaction for owners corporations, reactive maintenance cycle reform, digital-only management portal legality, and recovering repair costs through the magistrates court. The edition also addresses committee access key withholding, proxy eligibility at AGMs, dormant owners corporation reactivation, and uncontested committee nomination voting procedures.
- Do owners need separate insurance to rent a storage cage in strata? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- NOTHING! The most expensive thing an owners corporation can do – Josh Klemm, Lannock Strata Finance
- Committee member withholding common property access keys – Sim Firns, Bluestone OCM Pty Ltd
- Can an owners corporation on-charge a lot owner for security reprogramming – Fabienne Loncar, Chambers Russell Lawyers
- Breaking the reactive maintenance cycle in strata buildings – QIA Group
- Recovering repair costs from lot owners in the magistrates court – Phillip Leaman, Tisher Liner FC Law
- Does an owners corporation manager have to recommend a maintenance plan – Joel Chamberlain, Horizon Strata Management Group
- Do mismatched roof tiles affect the external appearance of the lot? – Phillip Leaman, Tisher Liner FC Law
- Can my brother attend the AGM as my proxy? – Alex McCormick, SOCM
- How do we restart a dormant owners corporation? – Ben Quirk, TOCS
- Is a digital-only portal legal for owners corporation management? – Hedley Gaudin, Australian Owners Corporation Management (AOCM)
- Can a former lot owner be reappointed as secretary by proxy – The Knight
- Do members vote on uncontested committee nominations at an AGM – Suzanne Herbert, The Business Ladies in Red
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