Can the body corporate stop someone from smoking a cigarette on their balcony when the smoke goes into a next door balcony? – Jackie, QLD
Cigarette smoke drifting from a neighbouring balcony is a common concern raised in body corporate community living. Whilst every owner has …
What can I do when another apartment is smoking on their balcony and cigarette smoke keeps wafting into my apartment?- Lana, QLD
Body corporate property is all about shared living, but the fact is all owners have a right to enjoy their property …
My next door tenant neighbour smokes even though they’ve been told not to smoke indoors but on the balcony. Is there anything I can do as an owner? – Judith, QLD
Smoke drift is my problem. I live in a group of 36 Villas, some of which are holiday let, some tenanted …
Does strata cover the costs to repair the automatic garage door mechanism? – Lyn, NSW
You should find out when this provision was installed – before or after the strata property was registered.
If this provision was …
Who is responsible for cleaning foyer tiles in my strata building? – Michelle, NSW
The foyer tiles in my building are black with dirt. They are supposed to be white as pr their original colour. …
Who takes care of window repairs and renovations in our building? – Christopher, NSW
A 9 storey strata building built 50 years ago had aluminium sash windows when built. Several owners have replaced their windows …
Can neighbours hose down their veranda where it flows down to yours? – Val, NSW
While every owner has the right to enjoy their strata property in their own way, it is important to be sensitive …
I have three questions regarding building works, white ant inspections and visitors car parking. Can you help? – June, QLD
Q: 1. If workmen were working on the outside of my building/my unit, should I be notified? 2. If the body corporate …
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 …
