Does body corporate have an obligation to compensate owners for water damage? If we say no, can the owner make a claim against the body corporate? – Graeme, QLD
Q: A water leak from an exterior wall (the silicone joint failed due to age) of our property caused damage to …
I am trying to ask the strata secretary for two items to be discussed at our monthly strata committee meeting… Unfortunately, I am getting nowhere with this request. Do I have the right as a strata committee member to set the topic as the main one during the strata committee meeting? – Bogumil, NSW
Q: I am a member of the Strata Committee at the place where we live – two buildings with multiple units.
I …
A motion was proposed to install handrails on the common pathway… I asked the body corporate chairman when the handrails would be installed. He told me he was too busy to get quotes. Should I bypass the strata chairperson and request our body corporate management company to install the safety rails? – Donald, NSW
Q: In December 2020 our body corporate held its AGM.
A motion was proposed (and unanimously voted for) to install handrails …
We need to have some significant maintenance done and there is no money in the bank… We have suggested that there needs to be an emergency levy and sinking fund to prevent this from happening again but the other owners say they can’t afford it. We want to resign as volunteer managers and appoint a professional manager but imagine that if we do then one of the other owners will volunteer and we will continue in the same situation. What advice can you give us? – Brenda, VIC
Q: My husband and I are the very naïve volunteer managers of a set of 4 units.
We took over the …
Is there a regulated timeframe where a lot owner must be informed of a committee meeting and or receive an agenda for the proposed meeting? – Tom, QLD
Q: Is there a regulated timeframe where a lot owner must be informed of a committee meeting and or receive an …
I’m an owner and on the committee of a small block of apartments in Victoria. Do I have the right to suggest an agenda item for our upcoming AGM? – Vincent, VIC
Q: I’m an owner and on the committee of a small block of apartments in Victoria. Do I have the right …
If I own two units in the same complex do I get two votes on each resolution? – Yvette, QLD
Q: If I own two units in the same complex do I get two votes on each resolution?
A: When it comes …
How many make a decision making quorum in an ordinary meeting of a total of 7 members? – Stephen, QLD
Q: How many make a decision making quorum in an ordinary meeting of a total of 7 members?
A: This will depend …
How can we get our committee to enforce the visitor parking by-law? – Marie, QLD
Q: How can we get our committee to enforce the visitor parking by-law? They have not acted on form 1 issued …
The secretary of my body corporate and the strata management agent refuse/are unable to produce the invoice of the expense item in the financial record that I have requested. Where can I get help to resolve these issues? – Mary, NSW
Q: The secretary of my strata property and the strata management agent refuse/are unable to produce the invoice of the expense …
Is the owner who has not paid strata fee qualified to continue or become a committe member? – Steven, NSW
Q: Is the owner who has not paid strata fees qualified to continue or become a committee member？
A: No, as owners …
Are there any reasons such as legal orders which allow any owner to have a legal right not to pay strata fee？- Steven, NSW
Q: Are there any reasons such as legal orders which allow any owner to have a legal right not to pay …
Do you have a ‘Code of Etiquette’ or Conduct or similar? Also, do you have a written process for how to deal with repairs, requests, work order, etc? – Sue, NSW
Q: Do you have a ‘code of etiquette’ or conduct or similar? I have recently become secretary of our strata committee …
Owners of a block of units would like to call an extraordinary meeting. How do we go about this? – Maria, NSW
Q: Owners of a block of units would like to call an extraordinary meeting. How do we go about this? Do …
Are non-owners (who held a proxy at the AGM and was nominated by an owner) able to be legitimately elected to the strata committee especially if they don’t live here and live far away? Are strata committee members allowed to not do any work and simply “listen to everything”? – Daniel, NSW
Q: A non-owner who is also a non-resident got elected to the SC and now refuses to be an office-bearer or …
