Strata property matters
Can a lot owner in a strata plan, who is a strata manager, be the strata manager of that strata plan? -Neil, NSW
Q: Can a lot owner in a strata plan, who is a strata manager, be the strata manager of that strata …
Where a body corporate supplies water to various lots/units and is responsible for the maintenance of same, does it include the connecting taps or end before? -Ole, QLD
Q: Where a body corporate supplies water to various lots/units and is responsible for the maintenance of same, does it include …
I’m part of a body corporate committee, and we are being harassed by an owner. They claim they shouldn’t have to pay for the body corporates water being used in the complex in gardens lawns etc. What is the solution for body corporates share of water used and should it be calculated to pay its own share? What is the answer to the resident complaining? Should we pay a portion? -Howard, QLD
Q: I’m part of a body corporate committee, and we are being harassed by an owner. They claim they shouldn’t have …
I rent an apartment in a block and the balcony door does not close properly, posing a security problem. Is the owner responsible to fix this or is it a strata management related matter? -Bruce, NSW
Q: I rent an apartment in a block and the balcony door does not close properly, posing a security problem. Is …
I live as a tenant in a unit among 6 unit complex. All 5 units–except mine–have a designated carport. Can I request the strata corporation and my owner to build a carport for my unit as there is space left for one more carport in the row? What process should be followed? -Prajwal, NSW
Q: I live as a tenant in a unit among 6 unit complex. All 5 units–except mine–have a designated carport.
Can I …
My block of flats (16) in total have old terracotta pipes that are breaking down and causing blockages forcing back raw sewerage into 6 of the flats it’s affecting. We have been informed by the body corporate that the owners have to pay to get this fixed. As the pipework is underground and in a common property area I would just assume that it’s the body corporate responsibility to pay not the owners. -Amelia, VIC
Q: My block of flats (16) in total have old terracotta pipes that are breaking down and causing blockages forcing back …
We have recently installed new doors and windows in our building. She, due to previously disclosed disability, is not able to open the door using the number pad. Is it our responsibility to install and pay? What do we need to do? -Stephanie, NSW
Q: Hi, we have recently installed new doors and windows in our building. I am on our owners committee.
All owners were …
We have a serial offender who has not paid his levies for some years… Can you suggest another avenue we can use? -Judy, NSW
Q: We have a serial offender who has not paid his levies for some years which are in the vicinity of …
Our Strata Manager was unanimously voted out of office on Friday 6 November at 6:30 pm. As a result, we now do not have a strata managing agent, executive committee or building manager. If something goes dramatically wrong with the property’s repairs and maintenance, who do we contact to get things repaired and/or maintained. -Jennifer, NSW
Q: Our Strata Manager was unanimously voted out of office on Friday 6 November at 6:30 pm. As a result, we …
What are the rules and obligations of strata for putting up signs in the building? If an accident occurs because of no sign or label, who’s responsibility is it? -Mariam, NSW
Q: What are the rules and obligations of strata for putting up signs in the building? If an accident occurs because …
I own a unit in an eight-unit complex, I am currently leasing it out to tenants. Enquiring about permission to conduct a business within the unit in place of leasing out privately. -Tracey, QLD
Q: I own a unit in an eight-unit complex, I am currently leasing it out to tenants. Enquiring about permission to …
My understanding is that wall and floor tiles and its maintenance is the responsibility of the owner. And waterproofing underneath the tiles is the responsibility of the body corporation unless the owner replaces the original tiles and water membrane. But then I’ve been told that the responsibility to maintain the tiles includes the responsibility to maintain the waterproofing under them (including floor water membrane and shower tray under the tiles) and that the tiles and the waterproofing are always an issue for the lot owner. Is that correct? -Andrei, NSW
Q: I have a question related to our apartment block by-law of exclusive rights of usage of floor and wall tiles: …
What is the laws governing pools in multi-dwelling complex, as we have a pool and the caretakers have a camera fixed on the pool and its only able to be seen via a male caretakers phone. This worries me as I have a 13-year-old granddaughter who will be using the pool in Summer. -Gabrielle, QLD
Q: What is the laws governing pools in multi-dwelling complex, as we have a pool and the caretakers have a camera …
In the case of palm trees planted in a private lot within strata: is the lot owner or the strata responsible for their maintenance, including the cost of cutting the fronds of those palm trees? – Aliro, NSW
Q: In the case of palm trees planted in a private lot within strata: is the lot owner or the strata …
Just wondering if a by-law that increases the contribution schedule for lots that choose to use the pool in a strata property. Also, can a by-law stop a real estate agent form putting a sign up? And can I be told not to use the lift at certain times to move furniture? – Grant, NSW
Q: Hi, Got a difficult owner in a unit block. Have a few questions. Hope you can help.
Just wondering if …
