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- NSW Q: What process should be followed to erect signage on common property? Should signage be decided on by the owners corporation or the committee? - Tim Sara, Strata Choice
- QLD Q: Our BC voted no to a top up of the caretaker's agreement. Our committee seems determined to overturn the vote. This has created a toxic environment. How do we get back on track? - William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- VIC Q: I have built a townhouse in Victoria. I understand our strata managers manage the common areas. Do they carry out any other duties? Does the OC manager’s insurance policy cover my building and other residential property in the scheme? - Sim Firns, The Knight
- NSW Q: If a by-law states the written approval for a pet is a decision of the owners corporation, does the committee have the power to approval a pet? - Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
- WA Q: Our strata management company charges a consultancy fee to prepare and email a notice of breach of bylaws to owners of a lot when their tenants are in breach. Is this reasonable? Wouldn’t sending out notices be part of their role as strata manager? - Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
- QLD Q: An engineer's report has confirmed we need to carry out major works to remediate footings in at least two of our six lots. What is the committee's next step? - Todd Garsden, Mahoneys & Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- QLD Q: To preserve wildlife, our body corporate has a Council covenant for no cats and dogs. Is it lawful to request evidence of an assistance dog when applying for approval? Can we restrict where approved assistance dogs can go on common property? - Michael Kleinschmidt and Evelyn Hearn, Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers
- NSW: “You Can’t Say That!” – Defamation Reforms and Strata Schemes - Ashley Howard & Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers?
- ACT: Stage 2 ACT Reforms are here. What do you need to know? | August 2023 - Shelley Mulherin, Thomson Geer and Nina Cannell, Signature Strata
- QLD Q: Is the explanatory note meant to be emailed with the notice of the EGM? Can the committee delay sending the explanatory note out to owners? - William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- QLD: Body Corporate By-laws - Where, what and why. Mahoneys, 21 Sept
- NAT: Unlock Your Building's Value. Convert Surplus Spaces into Valuable Assets. Asset Strata Valuers, 28 September
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