About the August 2025 edition
This August 2025 edition of The VIC Strata Magazine tackles cost sharing and financial responsibility, covering insurance premium increases after arson, balcony repair contributions, splitting common property expenses, tax return obligations, and dividing proceeds from a collective sale. It also addresses governance and maintenance questions including when committees should refer decisions to all lot owners, voting on ordinary resolutions, smoke drift complaints, controlling concrete spalling repair costs, and hidden water issues beneath pedestal paving. With insights from Victorian strata lawyers, insurance specialists, and industry experts, this edition offers practical guidance for owners corporations navigating repairs, cost recovery, and decision-making.
- Incidence of pedestal paving hiding water issues – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- Leading the way in strata funding – Lannock Strata Finance
- Can a strata insurance premium increase be charged to the affected lot after an arson attack? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- If owners have not properly maintained their balconies, are all owners required to contribute to repairs? – Phillip Leaman, Tisher Liner FC Law
- When should the committee refer a decision to all lot owners? – Joel Chamberlain, Horizon Strata Management Group
- How can owners corporations control costs when repairing concrete spalling? – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- Voting at meetings – ordinary resolutions – Phillip Leaman, Tisher Liner FC Law
- Dividing the proceeds of a collective sale: What's fair and what's legal in Victoria? – Fabienne Loncar, Moray & Agnew Lawyers
- Are we required to complete a tax return? – Rod Laws, TINWORTH & CO
- Can owners lodge a complaint about smoke drift before new smoking by-laws are adopted? – The Knight
- Can common property strata expenses be split equally instead of by lot liability? – Zac Gleeson, GQS
- Can off-the-plan buyers request accurate levy details from developers before settlement? – Leila Idris, Grace Lawyers
- Updated Code of Ethics – SCA (VIC)
