About the April 2024 edition
The April 2024 edition of The WA Strata Magazine addresses insurance claims, energy billing, legal compliance, and practical strata management for Western Australian strata schemes. Insurance articles cover GST exclusions in cash settlements, catastrophe insurance, repair payment disputes when owners are discouraged from claiming, and WHS obligations at AGMs. The edition also examines the new Voluntary Embedded Network Code of Practice, letterbox replacement voting thresholds, unauthorised apartment access, self-managed scheme compliance, car park storage permissions, and practical solutions for waste pipe water ingress in multi-storey buildings.
- Insights into Strata Finance – Lannock Strata Finance
- My cash settlement does not include GST – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Simplifying the energy billing and reconciliation process in a building – Damien Moran, Energy-Tec
- Who pays for repairs if the strata company does not want an owner to make an insurance claim? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- New Voluntary Embedded Network Code of Practice – Energy-Tec
- WHS obligations to comply - at the AGM and beyond – Scott Bellerby, B Strata
- Making Sense of Catastrophe Insurance for Your Strata Property – Leonie Milonas, Lync Insurance Brokers
- Working with owners who are experiencing financial difficulties – Luke Downie, Realmark
- Replacing the letterboxes - a two to one vote? – Shane White, Strata Title Consult
- Empowering Strata Communities – ESM Strata
- Strata compliance reports that are easy to understand – QIA
- Generally accepted timeframes for common property repairs – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
- Do owners need permission to keep a jet ski and trailer in a basement car park? – SVN Perth
- How we stopped leaks and water ingress from waste pipes in a multi-storey complex – Tunnel Vision
- Unauthorised access to apartments – Eduard Ferreira, Douglas Cheveralls Lawyers
- Help! Our self managed strata scheme is not compliant – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
- Eco-friendly or fire hazard? – Strata Community Association (WA)