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LookUpStrata is your trusted source of strata information. We aim to promote freedom of knowledge, leading to more open conversations in the strata community. We are your gateway to the latest strata title news and information. Whether you are a lot owner, committee member, strata manager or other strata service professional, we are here for you. We have provided Australia with reliable and useful strata information since 2013. Find out more on our About Us page.

Who contributes content to the LookUpStrata site? We have a network of respected strata specialists around Australia who contribute content to the LookUpStrata site. Our contributors respond to questions submitted by our national audience. Authors consist of strata managers, strata lawyers and renowned professionals working within the industry.

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We produce state based strata magazines on a monthly and bi-monthly basis for most states around Australia. Check your state’s past editions of The Strata Magazine here.

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NSW: New strata laws introduced to protect owners and make strata living easier

The Minns Labor Government has introduced its third wave of strata reforms to the NSW Parliament today, continuing its work to confront the state’s housing challenges and address cost of living pressures.

NSW: Q&A Is the owners corporation required to provide a car wash bay?

Question: Where do owners without an outside parking space wash their cars? Is the owners corporation required to provide a car wash bay?

Live Event: A Must-Attend Event on Ethical Strata for Queensland Lot Owners

For the first time, LookUpStrata and Owners Corporation Network are collaborating to bring our Queensland audience of lot owners a live event on 21 February 2025 on the Gold Coast about ethics in strata.

VIC: Q&As Holding Proxies and Majority Owners – Voting, Conflicts

Question: A majority of committee members are proxies held by employees of one company, preventing necessary work in our building. If the proxies did not mention the PS number, or the building address, can they be ruled invalid?

QLD: Q&A Appointing a Body Corporate Manager

Question: What is the appropriate or most respectful way and timing of informing the current body corporate manager that we do not intend to renew their contract at the AGM?

ACT: Q&A Pursuing Builders for Off The Plan Apartment Defects

Question: Our small Class A complex has many defects. We have claimed the builders warranty insurance. Is the owners corporation responsible for the remaining defects?

QLD: Q&A AGMs, Motions in Strata and the Obligation to Act

Question: If an owner votes ‘yes’ on an AGM motion to hire a BCM and approve the service agreement, are they personally agreeing to its terms? Or does their vote contribute to the body corporate’s collective decision?

WA: Q&A Can one owner stop a senseless strata decision?

Question: If a CoO member disagrees with the majority regarding decisions on a quote, can they present alternative quotes to all owners for a final decision?