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On Saturday, Nikki and Liza attended the Future Proofing Perth's Apartments Conference organised by WA Apartment Advocacy. We had a fantastic day listening to inspiring speakers and meeting with WA lot owners and industry professionals. We welcome new readers who joined the LookUpStrata community on Saturday! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the table for a chat.
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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

NSW: Q&A Can the Owners Corporation Requests a Pet Bond?

NSW Q: Can Owners Corporations charge a pet bond when considering applications for pets in a strata building or not?


David Bannerman,
Bannermans Lawyers
QLD: Q&A Can I Access Body Corporate Records?

QLD Q: We were asked to vote on a 5 year extension but a copy of the contract was not provided. I feel we were asked to vote on something that we did not have full information on.

Jessica Cannon, Cannon + Co Law
Windowline
WA: Q&A Procedure for Appointing a New Strata Manager

WA Q: According to our strata manager, due to the new legislation she may only be re-appointed for a minimum of 12 months. Is this correct?

Shane White, Strata Title Consult
VIC: Q&A How to fix strata building defects

VIC Q: An owner has water on the window sill. It's difficult to assess where the water is coming from. How do we find the source of the leak?

Stephen Thornton, VOLTIN
PSC Property Lync Insurance Brokers
NSW: Owners Corporation Q&A Process to Appoint an AuditorNSW: Owners Corporation Q&A Process to Appoint an Auditor

NSW Q: Our treasurer provides direct assurance of every dollar into and out of the admin and capital works funds. What value can an annual audit of an OC’s accounts provide on top of this? 

Caren Chen and Rod Laws,
TINWORTH & CO
WA: Q&A Procedure for Election or Removal of Council Members

WA Q: Is the Council chairman elected at the AGM or at the first council meeting?

Jordan Dinga,
Abode Strata
Tower Body Corporate
QLD: Q&A Renting, Selling or Reallocation - Exclusive Use of Common Property

QLD Q: Regarding exclusive use areas, is the owner who solely benefits from the use of this area responsible for its maintenance or is that Body Corporate responsible?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
NSW: New STRA Laws Means Reviewing Your By-laws!

NSW: New STRA Laws Means Reviewing Your By-laws!

Adrian Mueller, JS Mueller & Co Lawyers
New short-term rental accommodation rules come into effect on 1 November 2021 coinciding with the return of regional travel across NSW.
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Last Edition's Star Articles

NSW: Q&A What are the rules around smoke and smoking in strata buildings?

NSW Q: My new neighbours in the unit above uses incense in their unit every day. The smell fills up my unit and in the public passageway. What legal rights do I have? Is it all right to get the police involved?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
QLD: Q&A Boundary and Common Property Issues

QLD Q: Our exclusive use car parking bay boundary lines are painted and are about 100 mm wide. Where is the boundary between each lot's parking space?

William Marquand,
Tower Body Corporate

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Upcoming Strata Webinar

NSW: Recovering the Cost Defects + Q&A WEBINAR

WEBINAR: 7 December, 10 AM AEST
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David Bannerman from Bannermans Lawyers and Nikki Jovicic from LookUpStrata explore the best methods of protecting yourself when it comes to recovering the costs of defects. During the session, David will be sharing a presentation addressing:

- tricks around warranties,
- class actions,
- ways to set aside developers moving assets,
- developments in the 2% bond scheme,
- the new duty of care and
- what role the Building Commissioner is taking.

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LookUpStrata & David Bannerman, Bannermans Lawyers: Recovering the Cost of Defects
WEBINAR: 7 Dec, 10 AM AEDT
Registrations Now Open 

Women in Strata:
End of Year Party
SURRY HILLS: 9 Dec, 6 PM AEDT

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Fire Industry Academy: New Standard - Smoke Alarm Systems Residential
WEBINAR: 4 Nov, 9 AM AWST

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PERTH: 5 Nov, 8 AM - 3 PM AWST
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