The WA Strata Magazine March 2025

About the March 2025 edition

The March 2025 edition of The WA Strata Magazine addresses insurance, governance, technology, and legal rights across Western Australian strata schemes. Insurance articles cover personal contents insurance for damage to other lots, large water damage excess coverage, and fire safety inspection frequency, while governance pieces examine online meeting recording rights, security gate management, volunteer strata manager removal for bullying, and non-renewal notice requirements. The edition also explores QR code trade access systems, EV charging on common property power points, CCTV cost recovery, meeting participation strategies, and majority voting power over individual owner obligations.

Using personal contents insurance for damage to other lots – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
Are QR codes the best option for trade access? – Jake Sharp, MiMOR
Why you might need more than an annual fire safety inspection – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
The storied past of Realmark Strata's latest management – Luke Downie, Realmark
Can I record strata meetings I attend online from my home? – Shane White, Strata Title Consult
Who decides on the opening and closing times of the complex's security gates? – Courtney Butters-Kerr, B Strata
Is notice required if we are not renewing with our strata manager? – Jordan Dinga, Abode Strata
Boosting strata meeting participation – ESM Strata
Can the strata company charge lot owners for CCTV retrieval costs? – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
Can an owner insure against a large water damage claims excess? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
What if EV owners or visitors charge their vehicle in a common property power point? – Ross De Rango, Electric Vehicle Council
Can a volunteer strata manager be removed for bullying? – SVN Perth
Can the majority force a single owner to paint? – Marietta Metzger, magixstrata
Understanding Strata Plans in Western Australia – Strata Community Association (WA)