Question: Our strata manager insists all committee meeting minutes must be posted to the noticeboards. Isn’t it a legal requirement to supply the agenda directly to all lot owners? Meeting Procedures of Strata Committees I am a member of a strata committee in a strata plan containing 18 units. Our strata manager insists that…
It has been one week since the horrific explosion in Beirut that sent shock waves throughout the world. The explosion killed at least 200 people, thousands injured and hundreds still missing. Some 80,000 children have been displaced with families affected in desperate need of support. Premium Strata has donated to the Red Cross and…
Question: Our AGM will be held by electronic voting thereby negating any opportunity to debate motions on the Agenda. Is this considered fair and reasonable under current NSW Legislation? The Strata Manager and Strata Committee have orchestrated the AGM to be held by electronic voting thereby negating any opportunity to debate motions on the…
From 1st July 2020, new laws regarding the disposal of goods abandoned on the common property came into effect. The regulation of the treatment of abandoned goods in strata schemes has been transferred from the Strata Schemes Management Act, 2015 (NSW) (“SSMA”) to the Uncollected Goods Act, 1995 (NSW) (“UGA”). The process for the removal…
Question: We need to shave a little off the bottom of our entry fire door to install new floorboards. Is strata responsible for modifying or replacing the fire door, since the front fire door is common property? I am installing floorboards in my apartment which will raise the existing floor levels, consequently, I may…
Question: As a special resolution is carried if “not more than 25% of the value of the votes cast are against the resolution”, can I confirm that “not more than 25% against” is different from “75% or more in favour”? The Act says a special resolution is carried if “not more than 25% of…
Question: Fire updates within our complex led to the installation of a box cover over my bathroom vent which caused massive problems with mould in the bathroom. How can I get this fixed? I finished renovating my unit last year. Not long after we had fire updates done throughout the complex. This led to…
Question: I’m an elderly woman who needs a mobility stool outside my door. The strata manager denied my request and issued me a notice to remedy the breach. What Can I do? I am a 68-year-old woman renting a unit on the first floor of a block of seven units. I have an autoimmune disease…