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  • What do I need to know when buying strata property off-the-plan?
  • What is a strata inspection report?
  • Can I stop Airbnb in our apartment building?

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  • higher strata insurance due to short-term stays VIC: Q&A Can higher strata insurance premiums due to short-term stays be charged to Airbnb owners? - Question: Do short-term stays affect strata building insurance? Must the owners corporation or building management notify the insurer if they occur?

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Renting / Selling / Buying Strata Property Useful Links - State by State

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New South Wales

  • Buying into a Strata Scheme

    NSW Fair Trading
    How much do you know about buying strata property and living in a strata scheme? Before purchasing a strata title property you should be aware of the following issues……

  • Renewing the Compact City: Economically viable and socially sustainable approaches to urban redevelopment
    Laurence Troy, Bill Randolph, Laura Crommelin, Hazel Easthope & Simon Pinnegar, UNSW
    The aim of this project was to explore equitable and viable solutions to what has emerged as a fundamental issue facing Australian cities in coming decades: how to effectively, efficiently and inclusively redevelop older areas of privately owned multi‐unit strata titled housing to achieve the higher densities needed to accommodate population growth without exacerbating social inequalities and collateral social disruption.
    The research, therefore, addresses questions of both feasibility and equity regarding the termination and renewal of strata schemes.

Queensland

  • Buying a body corporate property
    Queensland Government
    If you are thinking about buying into a community titles scheme—that is, buying a lot (unit, apartment, etc.) on a property that has a body corporate—you may want to learn more about its particular situation.
    This resource will help you decide what searches you wish to do if any, and give you an understanding of what your responsibilities as a lot owner would be.
  • Development map

    Gold Coast Development Map

    Brisbane Development
    The Gold Coast Development Map below is a free development map of all known Gold Coast projects, created collaboratively by the people who use it. The map illustrates major proposals, approvals and projects under construction.

Victoria

  • Buying an apartment or unit checklist
    A useful checklist for buying strata property provided by Consumer Affairs Victoria.
  • Buying into an owners corporation
    Consumer Affairs Victoria
    A selection of resources to assist people buying into a strata scheme.

Tasmania

  • Is a tenant bound by the by-laws? Are there any restrictions on the leasing of a lot? What recourse is there where a tenant is breaching the by-laws of the body corporate? Who is entitled to a copy of the by-laws?
    Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment: Land, Property and Titles

South Australia

  • Buying strata property
    Legal Services Commission of South Australia
    Matters to be considered in purchasing a strata unit.

Western Australia

  • Guide to Strata Title


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