NSW: Q&A Can we hold Electronic Meetings and have Electronic Voting?

NSW: Q&A Can we hold Electronic Meetings and have Electronic Voting?

Question: Can we hold a meeting electronically and just have everybody use electronic voting on the issue of a special levy via email to our strata manager rather than having another face to face meeting? Whether or not you need a meeting depends on whether you’ve adopted “pre-meeting” electronic voting or electronic voting at the…

NSW: Q&A Is piano playing for hours a day a breach of our peaceful enjoyment?

NSW: Q&A Is piano playing for hours a day a breach of our peaceful enjoyment?

Question: Our neighbour has recently been playing their piano for hours every day. Is this a breach of the peaceful enjoyment bylaw and how can we make this stop? Fortunately, the strata manager has issued a notice to comply with the peaceful enjoyment bylaw as the owners corporation should be enforcing the by-laws. Now that…

NSW: Q&A Strata Management Companies authorised to act as “debt collector”

NSW: Q&A Strata Management Companies authorised to act as “debt collector”

Question: After calling our new strata management company for information, I have personally been charged a sum. Until the invoice is paid, I am unfinancial. Are strata management companies authorised to act as a “debt collector” for the owners corporation? While we have not reviewed the relevant strata management agency agreement, there is likely to…

NSW: Q&A Can Installation of Blinds or Sun Shades for Apartment Balconies be refused?

NSW: Q&A Can Installation of Blinds or Sun Shades for Apartment Balconies be refused?

Question: My apartment is west facing and the balcony and bedrooms are almost unliveable in Summer. My Strata Committee has declined my request to approve outside awnings without giving reasons. What redress do I have please? Did you submit a by-law for consideration? Because the awning will be affixed to the exterior of the building…

NSW: Q&A Basement waterproofing – No Support from Committee or Strata Manager

NSW: Q&A Basement waterproofing – No Support from Committee or Strata Manager

Question: Water has been leaking from our front yard into the car park below for a few years without resolution. Must I use the strata’s expensive contractor for the basement waterproofing? How do I get the committee to act? Yes, you may get another quote from another basement waterproofing contractor, however, make sure that the…