by hlsswp | Mar 21, 2025 | Strata Solve
Ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred made its presence felt across Southeast Queensland, with powerful winds and heavy rainfall leading to widespread damage to many strata properties. If your building has been impacted, knowing the right actions to take will help ensure a swift...
by hlsswp | Feb 28, 2025 | Strata Solve
Most committees understand the body corporate has legislative obligations regarding repairs and maintenance of common property, and that the body corporate is under a “duty of care” to keep a building in a structurally sound condition. What is often surprising for...
by hlsswp | Jan 30, 2025 | Strata Solve
As the cost of living continues to rise, we are seeing owners turn to other options to get the best value out of their homes – including converting a garage, shed or carport into a habitable space with a view to rent that new space out. The law is pretty clear on...
by hlsswp | Sep 23, 2024 | Strata Solve
For those catching up, this is the second instalment of our case study of Scheme X. For Part 1 – click here. So presented with the two options: Either rip out and replace all of the current storm water infrastructure (which was functioning); or Go back to the Planning...
by hlsswp | Sep 23, 2024 | Strata Solve
In this month’s case update, we learn about Summit Square, and the hapless attempts by an owner to have a car parking exclusive use area changed to remove obstruction to the roller door being opened form that owner’s lot. In the subject case the applicant owner of lot...
by hlsswp | Aug 22, 2024 | Strata Solve
This is the first part in in our practical problem-solving series, in which each month we will provide readers with an example of a difficult problem which owners have overcome and details of how they have got their complex back on track. We start with Scheme X....
