Building rules/by-laws
Our residents don’t read or comply with our by-laws – help needed!
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I’m on my committee, and I find that a lot of owners or tenants do not read or comply with the …
I received a notice that I breached a by-law, what will happen?
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I live in a small complex of units with only one drying area and one clothesline for 12 units. Occasionally, …
Could Airbnb jeopardise our insurance?
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We’re in a block of six units, one is being let through Airbnb. This is in breach of the council zoning …
How will visitors to the property know you can’t smoke here? – Roslyn, NSW
Q: Smoking has been recently banned on common grounds in my unit block (including ALL balconies). However, if there is a …
Our elderly neighbour blocks the garage with their car. Without a body corporate, how to we remedy this? – Will, VIC
Q: We have a shared driveway for two dwellings. Our elderly neighbour parks their car in front of their garage, so …
Can you explain in broad terms what common property actually is? – Peter, NSW
Common property is generally external to your lot (i.e. not inside your apartment) and a shared space with your neighbours/other owners …
My strata committee is demanding I re-install posts that are common property but were removed before I purchased the lot. What can I do? – Bernie, NSW
Q: Some years prior to the purchase of my lot, two posts were removed from my balcony for aesthetic reasons. I’ve …
There’s a smoker in the building next door, so we’re not in the same strata property. Can I do anything about the smell? – Judy, QLD
Q: Someone in the adjoining townhouse complex smokes close to the fence of my townhouse complex, and in particular close to …
I am a confused on how motions put forward in strata meetings require special resolution. Can you please clarify? -Richard, NSW
Question: I am a confused on how motions put forward in strata meetings require special resolution. In our recent strata meeting, …
I live in an apartment and someone keeps parking on my spot. – Rommel, NSW
Question: I live in ACT and I was wondering if you could help me or point me to the right direction. …
What are my rights, and what’s in the by law to stop harassment of my tenant? – Tracey, VIC
Question: My tenant has a girlfriend that visits and sometimes stays overnight. She parks in the visitors parking space. My tenant …
I live in a block of six terraced townhouses, each with gardens to the front and rear of the property. I have never considered gardens a matter for the owners corporation, with the exception of how the landscaping changes the appearance of the block. When owners have made improvements to their garden area do these improvements revert to the OC? – Moira, NSW
Question: I live in a block of six terraced townhouses, each with gardens to the front and rear of the property. …
What are the regulations relating to for sale signs on common property? If there is no by law, can the strata committee set the rules? – Michael, NSW
Question: What are the regulations relating to for sale signs on common property? If there is no by law, can the …
Is it legal for people to conduct mechanical works on common property? – Chris, NSW
Question: Hello, is it legal for people to conduct mechanical works on common property?
– Chris, NSW
Answer: Hi Chris, sorry but …
Who owns my front door?
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Is the entry door to an apartment the responsibility of the owners corporation and, therefore, common property? Or, is it …
