Strata property matters
Strata property matters
Find answers for issues with neighbours, noise complaints, troublesome parking, bullying and harassment, and more
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 …
Can the body corporate declare umbrellas and awnings on balconies as dangerous and prohibit them? – Margaret, QLD
Our body corporate committee has declared umbrellas on balconies dangerous and must they be removed. Also, they say no awning or …
Strata have put an excess of $25,000 on repairs for water damage but refuse to cover the damage from a burst water filter in my unit. How can I get help? – Lianne, NSW
Strata have put an excess of $25,000 on repairs for water damage. Consequently they say they will not cover water damage …