Strata topics
Can neighbours hose down their veranda where it flows down to yours? – Val, NSW
While every owner has the right to enjoy their strata property in their own way, it is important to be sensitive …
I have three questions regarding building works, white ant inspections and visitors car parking. Can you help? – June, QLD
Q: 1. If workmen were working on the outside of my building/my unit, should I be notified? 2. If the body corporate …
Can I set up an automatic payment of my levies? – David, NSW
Usually, your committee can set up flexible payment options for owners to pay their levies and automatic payments could be an …
What are our rights to stop smoke drift? – Marc, VIC
My neighbour smokes and the smoke wafts all through our house. I have a young daughter and I don’t want her …
My tenanted neighbours are very noisy and do not make an effort address my concern. This is affecting my sleep and health. What can I do? – Aditi, NSW
A new tenant moved into the apartment upstairs and is making excessive noise. I never had this issue with the previous …
Our building has four apartments, two of which are rented out. All residents are families while I’m a single person. Our water is on one line and usage is divided by the four units. How does this affect our cost sharing? – Robynne, NSW
Ideally, the costs should be divided by the number of unit entitlements.
We recommend that you check your contract and speak with …
Our neighbour’s AC is very noisy in the summer as their unit is under-powered. This affects the peaceful enjoyment of our property. What can we do? – Elwyn, QLD
Some years ago my neighbours in an adjoining unit installed a ducted air conditioning system. They promised that the outside unit …
Everyone in the street has 1.8 m fence but my neighbour wants to put a 1.2 m fence up. This will affect my privacy. What should I do? – Charles, NSW
First, you may wish to find out where the fence is being built. If the fence is between two private properties, …
How can we stop our tenanted neighbours from smoking in the building? – Scott, VIC
I live in a two storey block of units of 14. The unit below me is owned by Dhhs and the …
I get smoke and cigarette butts all times to my apartment and help is good news. – Russel, VIC
The first step is to identify the unit from where the cigarette butts are coming and talk to your neighbours about …
If individual owners of apartments wish to have synthetic astro turf on their balconies, who bears the cost of renovation – the owner or the owner’s corporation? – Gary, NSW
If individual owners of apartments wish to have synthetic (astro) turf placed on their balconies is the cost the responsibility of …
If I drive through a part of my neighbour’s property to get to my own property, am I trespassing? – John, VIC
There are 2 units on my property. I own the front unit. The woman that owns the rear unit claims that …
Smoke has been drifting from the tenanted unit upstairs down to mine for seven years and they’ve been ignoring letters from owners corporation. What can I do? – Mark, VIC
Smoke drift is a common problem in owners corporation properties. However, its difficult to restrict smoking if the residents are doing …
What is the extent of, and the limitations of our strata manager’s powers? – Frank, NSW
About 15 years ago, our Strata Scheme delegated to the strata manager all of the functions of the Owners Corporation, the …
What is the committee’s or body corporate’s role and extent of powers in enforcing by-laws? – Jason, QLD
What can the committee of the complex really do apart from sending letters to people for not following the by-laws? Are …