Strata property matters
Can a resident of a strata unit start an electric treadmill at 5.00am and disturb neighbours with the noise. What are the rules about noise. – Suxanne, NSW
Q: Can a resident of a strata unit start an electric treadmill at 5.00am and disturb neighbours with the noise. What …
Our Strata Committee has called an EGM to vote on a proposal to appoint a Strata Manager. t is required that all lot owners sign the form, including the lot number. This means there is no confidentiality at all regarding this vote. Some of us are not happy about this as at a normal EGM we are marked off the list, as being financial, and given unmarked voting papers. Can you advise whether this present system of voting is legal or fair? – Davina, NSW
Q: During Covid restrictions, our Strata Committee has called an EGM to vote on a proposal to appoint a Strata Manager. …
Could you please clarify the laws regarding parking on non-allocated parking areas on common property in NSW? For example, if someone is to park across a garage entrance. What are the implications for parking in such areas? – Fiby, NSW
Q: Could you please clarify the laws regarding parking on non-allocated parking areas on common property in NSW? For example, if …
I live in a duplex. It is situated in a community title housing estate. The community maintains the common areas only like the park, the pool, community hall etc. The insurance company asks, “Is the home part of a body corporate/strata title complex?” what should be my answer? – Md Rezwanur, NSW
Q: I live in a duplex. It is situated in a community title housing estate. The community maintains the common areas …
Strata agents refuse to pay for the cost of the tempering valve which needs to be put on the common pipe in the common wall and say it’s an owners cost. To your knowledge is this correct? – Nadene, NSW
Q: I look after a unit that has shared gas hot water. Gas tanks are down in car park area in …
I have a small Shih Tsu poodle in my highrise apartment block. Am I allowed by law to have a second dog if I comply with all our body corporation rules? – Michael, QLD
Q: I have a small Shih Tsu poodle in my highrise apartment block. Am I allowed by law to have a …
I am an owner of a Strata Unit of over 20 years. The outside lower deck is badly rotting. The current Manager states that because the deck is not on the plan, it’s not Body Corporate responsibility. What can I do as I have significant disabilities and the badly rotting deck is fast becoming a liability issue? – David, NSW
Q: I am an owner of a Strata Unit of over 20 years. The outside lower deck is badly rotting. The …
Both my parents are 75 years old with disability access certificate. They are unable to get out of their car due to the narrow parking space allocated to them. Can they request to park in a marked disabled parking space where currently others are parking without any disability? – Ashwini, NSW
Q: My parents live a 200+ complex strata building. There are several parking spaces and allocations for each unit.
Both my parents …
What I am seeking is a reasonable body corporate company that can be a bit merciful and consider my situation and reduce my fees or advise me of where to get help even to waive the fees in total. I have asked my current Body Corporate Company for help but they send me no response except penalising me with a late payment fee once and extra penalty on late fee penalty if I can’t pay on time. They never accepted to extend the time of payment due date. Can you please help? – Mahmoud, VIC
Q: Around 6 years ago I owned a 3BR house in a remote Victorian suburb, I had the house for 3 …
Would surveillance cameras be on the strata company or owners to take care off for installation or fixing of cameras? – John, NSW
Q: I have a question regarding surveillance cameras in a unit block eg, driveway and carpark.
Would this be on the strata …
A defects report was commissioned by the owners’ corporation… We obtained a copy of the report but know the strata manager has not distributed the report to all lot owners in the scheme and has refused to place the defects issue and other matters on the agenda of the next EGM… We made a formal request by email addressed to the strata committee and the strata manager. Do we need to get lawyers involved?- Tess, NSW
Q: We are owners in a 9 mth old medical development comprising consulting suites. A defects report was commissioned by the …
I’d like to know what are the rules in keeping a budgie. Do we have to go through strata for permission? – Tony, NSW
Q: I’d like to know what are the rules in keeping a budgie. Do we have to go through strata for …
I’m in a top floor apartment, and the wastewater from my bath seems to be leaking out of the pipes and into the bedroom ceiling of my neighbours below. If this is a broken pipe, does the responsibility to fix this lie with me or with the body corp? – Kerryn, VIC
Q: I’m in a top floor apartment, and the wastewater from my bath seems to be leaking out of the pipes …
The fence around my townhouse courtyard which adjoins the common property of the Strata is damaged badly whilst tree lopping that was carried out under the instruction of the body corporate was taking place, who is liable for the repairs and upkeep of the fence? – Kirsty, NSW
Q: The fence around my townhouse courtyard which adjoins the common property of the Strata is damaged badly whilst tree lopping …
In January 2020 I had damage in my dining room from water ingress which was partially fixed by the Strata. Part of the damage was to the timber floorboard which the building insurance is required to pay, has not been fixed yet. The Strata submitted a claim to the building insurance which was approved by the insurance on July 21th and consequently provided the Strata with the claim money more than three weeks ago. Since May 26th the Strata has not answered any of my emails that related to this matter and refuses to submit a work order to complete the job to the builder that undertakes this job. We live in a building of six townhouses which all the unit’s owners are in the strata committee. When something needs to be fixed this required approval of the Strata committee first. Sometimes the Strata manager fixes a problem without asking approval from the committee. This happens when the claim is coming from her favourite owner. – ARIEL, NSW
Q: 1. In January 2020 I had damage in my dining room from water ingress which was partially fixed by the …
