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The WA Strata Magazine | July 2021

The WA Strata Magazine | July 2021

  • Who's responsible for the installation and maintenance?
  • Resolution Without Dissent - How does voting work?
  • Can lot owners attend Council of Owner meetings?  
  • Short Term Letting Loss of Rent Insurance Claim
  • Can we charge a real estate agent a fee to access documents?
  • Who is responsible for the maintenance and repairs of balconies?
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Ask Us Anything (SA Strata) Q&A with Carrie McInerney, Horner Management

Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog
QLD: Q&A Body Corporate Decision Making

QLD Q: Can you ask committee members to elaborate why they are voting for, say, Option 1 instead of Option 2 when the cost is higher for the same scope of work?

William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
NSW: Q&A Special Levies, Levy Payments and Overdue Levies

NSW Q: We receive a delayed strata levy. On the levy it shows 2 quarters plus interest, however, this was sent late from the strata. Are the owners still responsible for the interest?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Strata Staff
QLD: Q&A Permission for Installing Solar Panels in Body Corporate

QLD: We'd like to install solar and sell the excess to lot owners. We've been advised that a body corporate cannot make a profit. How do we get around this?

Michael Kleinschmidt, Stratum Legal
WA: Q&A Access to Council of Owner / Strata Information

WA Q: Can all and any Strata Company records in the possession of the strata company be provided to a lot owner on request?

Shelley Fitzgerald,
Strata Alliance
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VIC: Q&A Roles and Responsibilities of the Owners Corporation Committee

VIC Q: Why are unit owners not permitted to attend Owners Corporation committee meetings as silent observers?

Gregor Evans, The Knight
NSW: Q&A Proxies and Voting Rules for Owners Corporation Meetings

NSW Q: What are the voting rights of a majority lot owner when a poll vote is called at an Owners Corporation meeting?

Robert Fothergill, Strata Life
NSW: By-Laws: Referee Won't Blow the Whistle?

NSW: By-Laws: Referee Won't Blow the Whistle?

Bannermans Lawyers
QLD: Approving Major Maintenance and Improvement Projects

QLD: Approving Major Maintenance and Improvement Projects

Todd Garsden, Mahoneys

Last Edition's Star Articles
QLD: Q&A Unpaid Strata Levies and Overdue Fees at Settlement

QLD Q: Is there a legal time limit in QLD for a BCCM Form 8 to be issued once a body corporate property has been sold?

William Marquand,
Tower Body Corporate
NSW: Q&A Owners Corporation Insurance Requirements in Strata

NSW Q: Can the Strata Plan secure more than one broker’s quotes for our Strata Plan’s annual Insurance Coverage?

Tyrone Shandiman,
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Announcements
NSW: Apply for an energy assessment grant
Owners corporations in the City of Sydney are eligible to apply for a Ratings and Assessment grant. The next grant round is open 19 July - 23 August. On offer: up to $10,000 for 1st yr NABERS ratings, $5,000 for 2nd yr NABERS ratings and $10,000 for water/energy assessments that are to be completed alongside a NABERS rating. 
NSW FREE 2hr Training on Flammable Cladding Removal from Multi-Unit Apartments in NSW through a program is known as Project Remediate.
This course is aimed at strata managers and committee members (for schemes that are self-managed) to help them understand the program and explain it to lot owners who will decide whether their strata scheme should join.
 

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