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VIC: Upcoming Amendments to OC Legislation

NSW: Have Waterproofing Issues?


On 17 November, 1 - 2 pm OCN is holding a WEBINAR: Waterproofing – Get it right in your strata featuring speakers from Landlay and the Danrae Group and supported by City of Sydney.

Expert speakers will discuss key information about waterproofing during renovations and also diagnosis and rectification of waterproofing issues.
 

See you at the CHU SCA (WA) 2021 Convention tomorrow.
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NSW: Q&A Proxy and Voting Rules for Owners Corporation Meetings

NSW Q: Our driveway requires major work. At the AGM over half the lots were missing or did not submit a vote. The missing owners were counted as voting YES. Is this correct?

Robert Fothergill, Strata Life
QLD: Q&A Bylaws, General Rules & The Act

QLD Q: Can a Body Corporate committee establish a rule regarding the use of or the positioning of wood-fired BBQs in relation to fire safety?

William Marquand,
Tower Body Corporate
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WA: Q&A Strata bylaws + bylaw consolidation

WA Q: Is a by-law unreasonable or oppressive if it disallows the parking of more than 1 vehicle in the bay which is part of a lot? In some instances, more than one vehicle can fit without being a nuisance to others.

Luke Downie, Realmark
ACT: Q&A Difference Between House Rules, Rules and ByLaws

VIC Q: Can we have House Rules that can cover both split budgets or single budgets for our scheme?

Nina Cannell,
Signature Strata
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NSW: Q&A Duty of Care of the Strata Committee in Response to COVID

NSW Q: Do we still have to wear face masks in common areas in a NSW residential strata building?

The LookUpStrata Team
WA: Q&A What Do Strata Fees Cover? How are Increases Calculated?

WA Q: Our Strata Manager has varied the levy amounts. Can the manager do this without a vote from the strata company?

Andrew Chambers,
Chambers Franklyn Strata Management
Stratabox
QLD: Getting to know your Community Management Statement

QLD: Getting to know your Community Management Statement

Michelle Scott, Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management
NSW: Q&A Building Appearance: Changing the appearance of the lot

NSW Q: Our Strata manager demands we remove vines from our lot because they are changing the appearance of our complex.

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
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NSW: Q&A Can the Owners Corporation Requests a Pet Bond?

NSW Q: Can Owners Corporations charge a pet bond when considering applications for pets in a strata building or not?


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QLD: Q&A Can I Access Body Corporate Records?

QLD Q: We were asked to vote on a 5 year extension but a copy of the contract was not provided. I feel we were asked to vote on something that we did not have full information on.

Jessica Cannon, Cannon + Co Law

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Upcoming Strata Webinar

NSW: Recovering the Cost Defects + Q&A WEBINAR

WEBINAR: 7 December, 10 AM AEST
Registrations Open: Register Here
CPD POINTS: 0.5

David Bannerman from Bannermans Lawyers and Nikki Jovicic from LookUpStrata explore the best methods of protecting yourself when it comes to recovering the costs of defects. During the session, David will be sharing a presentation addressing:

- tricks around warranties,
- class actions,
- ways to set aside developers moving assets,
- developments in the 2% bond scheme,
- the new duty of care and
- what role the Building Commissioner is taking.

Have Your Say

NSW: Annual reporting for strata schemes


The NSW Government wants to better understand the needs of the strata sector. To achieve this, owners corporations would need to report on and verify key information each year. The information to be reported covers basic details about the scheme as well as some core building, safety and management information.
New regulation asks strata schemes to provide key information.
Have your say and complete a survey about the proposed new annual reporting for strata schemes.
Deadline: 18 November 2021

Strata Positions Vacant

State: NSW
Location/Region: Greater Sydney
Role/Position (2): Assistant Strata Manager, Strata Manager
Company: Strata Choice
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Location/Region: Sydney
Role/Position: Strata Manager
Company: Strata Central
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Upcoming Events:
New South Wales

OCN: Waterproofing – Get it right in your strata
WEBINAR: 17 Nov, 1 - 2 PM AEDT

LookUpStrata & David Bannerman, Bannermans Lawyers: Recovering the Cost of Defects
WEBINAR: 7 Dec, 10 AM AEDT
Registrations Now Open 

OCN: Strata Matters
LAVENDER BAY: 9 Dec, 10 AM - 2 PM AEDT

Women in Strata: End of Year Party
SURRY HILLS: 9 Dec, 6 PM AEDT

Upcoming Events:
Victoria

LookUpStrata & Tim Graham, Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers: Upcoming Amendments to VIC Legislation
WEBINAR: 10 Nov, 10 AM AEDT
Registrations Now Open
Western Australia

SCA (WA): Limitless - CHU SCA (WA) 2021 Convention
PERTH: 5 Nov, 8 AM - 3 PM AWST
See You There!
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