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According to Strata Community Association (NSW), here is the definition of a Building Manager:
- The term Building Manager is often interchangeable with Facility Manager and Caretaker. A Building Manager (usually a company) is engaged by the owners at a general meeting by way of approval of a proposed contract or agreement. The service expectations can vary under these contracts, though generally, the expectation is for a suitably experienced person to be on-site to supervise activities relating to repairs and maintenance of common property. This can also include security and workplace health and safety.
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QLD: Why are Developers allowed to sell 25 year caretaking contracts?
Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
Why are Queensland Developers the only developers in any state in the world allowed to sell 25 year caretaking/letting contracts that must be paid for by new unit owners for the duration of the contract?
Feature Video
QLD: Terminating Management Rights Agreements
Mario Esera
This edition of LookUpStrata’s Strata Snapshot Series, Mario Esera provides detailed information about:
1. Why is the process of terminating management rights agreements so difficult for body corporates?
2. What do you feel should be done to prevent these difficulties in the future?
Mario also discusses the steps involved in terminating, provides examples and talks about reasonableness.
Most Recent Building Manager & Caretaking Articles
NSW: Strata & Community Title Update 2025 – Part 4 – Building & Facilities Manager’s Duties - This is part four of a six part series discussing the strata and community title updates in 2025. This post discusses the new definition of a building manager and a facilities manager and the new duties imposed on them. 
QLD: Committees need to be active in the management rights assignment process - The most important thing to remember about any management rights agreement is that it is a contract. That contract is between the body corporate and the manager. It’s inevitable the manager from time to time will want to sell their business, which will mean the contract needs to be assigned to a new manager.
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