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WA: Maintenance Planning and Insurance: The Strata Titles Amendment Act 2018 (STAA 2018)
Leonie Milonas, PSC Property Lync Insurance Brokers and David Chokolich, HFM Asset Management
The future strata reform requires strata companies to implement a 10 year maintenance plan. So, how does a maintenance plan benefit your insurance?
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NSW: Q&A Proxy Votes & Quorum Requirements for Annual General Meeting
Leanne Habib,
Premium Strata
Question: Absent owners provide a signed proxy voting form which is then handed out to individuals within the meeting. Is this legal?
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QLD: Q&A The First rule of Visitor Parking in Apartments – umm, it’s for visitors!
Todd Garsden, Hynes Legal
Question: As a non-resident lot owner, the committee have asked me to stop using the visitor parking in my apartment block. Am I a lot owner or a visitor?
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Q&A How do we Complaint About a Strata Manager in South Australia?
Tyson D’Sylva,
Ace Body Corporate Management
Question: Where do we lodge a complaint in SA about the behaviour and conduct of our Strata Manager?
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NSW: Five Most Useful By-law Factsheets
Adrian Mueller,
JS Mueller & Co Lawyers
Muellers has drafted 1000’s of by-laws over the course of 40 years. During that time we have learnt what does and does not work.
So what are the five most useful by-laws? We've come up with the following list.
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QLD: Something can be done about unfair and unbalanced Caretaking Agreements
Jason Carlson, Grace Lawyers
When a new scheme is developed, it is the developer who determines the caretaking and letting agreement for the scheme. Often a developer will thrust upon a body corporate unfair and inappropriate agreements for the purpose of selling it to a third party.
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Last Edition's Star Articles
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QLD: Q&A Common Property Garden Improvements and BC Indemnity
Todd Garsden, Hynes Legal
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NSW: Q&A Strata Manager Complaints and Bullying
Leanne Habib,
Premium Strata
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NSW: Enter the SCA NSW Strata Community and Engagement Award
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The City of Sydney is a proud sponsor of SCA NSW Strata Community and Engagement Award which recognises strata schemes that are working to reduce their impact on the environment. Entries are now open and close on 31 May.
Calling for nominations from all of NSW. All nominees receive a complimentary annual membership to SCA NSW and finalists will be invited to attend the whizz bang gala dinner and awards night in Sydney.
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North QLD: Register for the Strata Title Inspection Program
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Registration is Now Open! The North Queensland Strata Title Inspection Program is a three year project that is the development and carrying out of an inspection and assessment program for Body Corporate properties in North Queensland.
The Program is a long-term project that is to deliver an ongoing legacy of more resilient Strata Title properties, which will reduce cyclone impacts, and recovery time of communities.
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