Question: Can an EGM be called to reverse the decision of a majority at an AGM? The owners corporation by a majority vote accepted the proposed strata levies at our AGM. Levies supported by appropriate budgets, explanations and Capital Works Funding Plan. A group of dissatisfied owners (just enough to make the 25% required for…
Question: I have neighbours who wake me every morning between 6am and 7.30am either by doing a wash, using the bathroom or kitchen, or opening and closing a sliding door by my bedroom. Quite clearly I can’t stop them using the bathroom but it’s the noise the pipes make that wakes me. They bang every…
Question: Does a resident’s right to peace and quiet in a lot (as stipulated in a bylaw) mean that people using a carpark area right outside a lot must keep their noise to a reasonable level? Does a resident’s right to peace and quiet in a lot (as stipulated in a bylaw) mean that people…
Question: Can you hang your bicycle from the ceiling of the balcony in a strata apartment? We have nowhere else to store the bike. Answer: You should check your by-laws in case there is a “storage” or “balcony” by-law which might prohibit such storage. Not without the permission of the Owners Corporation because hanging things…
Question: I suspect my committee is meeting secretly and calling themselves a sub-committee, for the purpose of keeping proceedings of a significant matter away from residents. For a Community Scheme in NSW, does the legislation state that an agenda must be sent to all lot owners prior to a committee meeting being held, and that…
Question: We discovered a leak in the ceiling of our newly renovated bathroom. Strata will fix but will cover the repair hole with a vent. We’d like it returned to the condition it was in prior to the leak. I recently noticed a drip through a light fitting in my main bathroom. We completely renovated…
Question: How do we handle the other duplex lot owners who smoke outside their lot. Smoke drifts over the dividing fence and into my aging father’s lot. We are looking for information about how to handle the other lot owners who smoke in the back yard of their duplex. The smoke drifts over the dividing…
A quick reminder about the AirBnB changes to the strata legislation which commenced on 10 April 2020 and the new smoke alarm requirements which commenced 23 March 2020. New Smoke Alarm requirements for landlords and agents From 23 March 2020, NSW landlords and agents are required to ensure that smoke alarms installed in rental premises…