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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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Feature Article
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
QLD: Queensland case clarifies caretaking agreement extension rights - A recent Queensland case centred on the validity of caretaking agreement extension rights, a topic that required clarity for body corporates. 
QLD: Mahoneys secures important decision for the Management Rights & Strata Industry - In a win for the management rights and strata industry, Mahoneys, supported by the Australian Resident Accommodation Manager’s Association (ARAMA) and EBM Insurance, has successfully defeated a challenge to the validity of extending caretaking agreements.
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