Question: A lot owner with a dog causes nuisance to surrounding lots. What can the owners corporation do? Is there a legal way to handle this? We have a problem with a lot owner who owns a dog on our building. What can the owners corporation do? Is there a legal way to handle this?…
Question: One of our lot’s water meter leaked resulting in an excess water bill. Is the affected unit entitled to claim the excess water charges from our Owners Corporation? One of our lot’s water meter leaked resulting in an excess water bill. After a report from a plumber, the insurance company has stated it will…
Question: Our strata manager refuses to hold our AGM after office hours. Should this be an expected service or is he being inflexible? Our strata manager refuses to hold our AGM at 6.30 pm. He says his office closes at 6 pm and will not accommodate an owner who cannot attend until 6.30 pm because…
Question: Our sinking fund has run out of money and we need a lot of repairs and maintenance done to common property. I had a remedial report commissioned that was agreed to at an AGM detailing about $360k of works. We did not have a capital works plan in 2020 so I’ve had one commissioned….
Question: To help solve our resident parking problems, we would like to convert a visitor car park into a unit car space. Our strata manager tells us we can do this without having to comply with our development consent. Is this correct? I am one of the committee members for a 65 apartment building. To…
Question: Are there regulations on the use of smoker BBQs on apartment balconies considering the amount of smoke and smell these produce? The short answer is that you must check the by-laws applicable to your scheme. Many schemes have by-laws which regulate BBQ’s and smoking, in particular since combustible cladding has become an issue in…
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