Strata property matters
I recently came home to find a large red ‘no smoking’ warning sign on the wall directly in front of my front door – when I open my door, the sign is immediately in front of me on the wall. I am not a smoker, what can I do? – David, QLD
Q: I own a ground floor unit. I recently came home to find a large red ‘no smoking’ warning sign (50x60cm) …
The tenant in the unit above mine is using the verandah and one of the bedrooms as a gym. Lots of noise is coming down when they drop the weights on the floor. Can they legally do that? – Peter, NSW
Q: I live in a unit and the tenant in the unit above mine is using the verandah and one of …
We have an owner who resides at a different address who constantly parks in our visitor car space. Can you please advise whether this is permitted? – Cheryl, NSW
Q: Hi There, we have an owner who resides at a different address (around the corner from our complex) who constantly …
I wish to enquire about whether or not my body corp insurance will continue to cover hail or storm damage to my solar panels, or has this now changed? – Phil, QLD
Q: I wish to enquire about whether or not my body corp insurance will continue to cover hail or storm damage …
How far does owners corporation building insurance extend? Do you need building insurance in your apartment to be fully covered? – Kim, NSW
Q: My son owns an apartment in a strata block of units. While the owners corporation has building insurance, how far …
I am an owner of a lot. I would like to know if I am responsible for repair/replacement of flyscreens in windows and balcony sliding door, as some of them have holes and gaps. If I am responsible for repair and replacement, do I need Executive Committee or OC permission to replace window screens? – Seppi, NSW
Q: I am an owner of a lot. I would like to know if I am responsible for repair/replacement of flyscreens …
A building defect was found in the apartment’s bathroom… The building is 20 years old. Who is responsible for rectifying the issues? – Jane, NSW
Q: A building defect was found in the apartment’s bathroom (the shower floor structure is defective and it doesn’t have an …
I currently live in and own a house that is on a shared title with another house. There is no common ground, there is a hallway connecting the two properties but has a wall placed there on the boundary… do we have to have body corp managers? – Tara, NSW
Q: I currently live in and own a house that is on a shared title with another house. There is no …
I am engaged in a dispute with my body corporate about how the new COVID-19 legislation enacted last year and the recent amendment to the extension of levy payments should be implemented. I have had a lot of contact with my body corporate management but could not get any practical solutions to my hardship due to COVID-19. So, I stopped paying my levies and started to pay $150.00 per fortnight. I have just increased this to $300.00 per fortnight. They have now instigated legal action for me to pay the outstanding amount plus letter fees. What is my position? – Alan, QLD
Q: I am engaged in a dispute with my body corporate, about how the new COVID-19 legislation enacted last year and …
I have been away and come home to learn that one owner has taken out a window and replaced it with a sliding door! This was not even brought up at a meeting. I thought a by-law would have been needed. Can you please clarify? – Lenore, NSW
Q: I have been away and come home to learn that one owner has taken out a window and replaced it …
I live in a free-standing villa and wish to replace a scum-damaged shower screen. There will be no removal of tiles on the wall or floor, and no change in current plumbing. The new screen will be the same size, and placed in the place, as the screen being taken out. Do I need to seek approval from the other five villa owners? – Diana, NSW
Q: I live in a free-standing villa and wish to replace a scum-damaged shower screen. There will be no removal of …
I live in a strata complex which is four storeys high, I live at the ground level townhouse, which has two levels. There are two storeys above me, consisting of a one-level unit and a unit which has split levels (two floors). My question is related to the bathroom that is located on the second floor of my townhouse. I had a problem with the shower recess waterproofing, and the water penetrated into the wall next to my bedroom. These bathroom walls are not attached to any common wall with the next unit, as it is located in the middle of the second floor. Who is responsible to fix the waterproofing system and tiles on the wall and floor. All these are originals, with no renovation. I am so confused as they say the internal wall is not common property. If the water penetration is from the unit above (not sure how, possibly due to poor construction), who is responsible? – May, NSW
Q: I live in a strata complex which is four storeys high, I live at the ground level townhouse, which has …
I have a neighbour who rides a motorcycle out from their garage, which is situated right below my bedroom (I am on the first floor, the ground floor is the garage). The noise from the bike comes through the floor and its fumes enter through my window if my windows are open. I know this is a difficult neighbour, as they have argued with other tenants over many things over the years. Does the owners corporation have the power to ask the neighbour to only start the bike at the gate? – Jenny, NSW
Q: I have a neighbour who rides a motorcycle out from their garage, which is situated right below my bedroom (I …
One of the owners in my building is accusing me of throwing food on her balcony, jamming the locks on her garage and breaking the lock on her screen door. Whenever she sees me or my wife she starts screaming and calling us fu****ing animals. Now she is putting up pictures of what I have supposedly done in the complex, along with a couple of pages of derogatory remarks. I have not done any of this and she has no proof that I did these things. Evidently, this has been going on for ten years, but she never attends the strata meetings to say anything. Now people in the complex are reading what she put up, and I’m the bad guy. I feel that I am being defamed. What should I do? – Shane, NSW
Q: One of the owners in my building is accusing me of throwing food on her balcony, jamming the locks on …
Does an owner have the right to request all details in a balance sheet and P&L prepared by the body corporate? – Ernst, QLD
Q: I am a new owner (first time): Does an owner have the right to request all details in a balance …
