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Straight from Hartley’s team, our partners and the Commissioner’s office.
Electronic Voting and Attendance
Under the new regulations, from 1 March 2021, voting and non-voting body...
Emergency Expenditure Refresher
What constitutes as emergency expenditure? Under section 243a of the body...
Validity of Motions
More and more, when reviewing Adjudicators orders, we are seeing a trend of...
Concealed Water Leaks – The Hidden Cost
Concealed water leaks to properties consist of a burst water supply pipe...
COVID-19 Arrangements Extended
The Government has announced the COVID-19 emergency arrangements for bodies...
Quotes & General Meetings
If maintenance work is above the Committee Spending Limit, set at $200.00 x...
CHU Establishes a National Restoration Panel
Helping strata owners get back on their feet after a claim. After flooding or...
Commissioner’s Desk: Adjudication Part 1
What is the role of the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and...
Are owners required to act reasonably?
In many of the adjudicator’s orders that we have reviewed outcomes from Annual...
After Disaster Strikes, What Happens?
40% of the waste Australia generates each year is from the demolition and...
CCTV Surveillance in a Body Corporate
Either a body corporate or an owner may wish to install CCTV in a community...
Commencement of Proceedings
Section 312(1) of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997...
Water Efficiency in a Body Corporate
With spring in full swing and many areas of Queensland suffering from drought,...
Approval at General Meetings – Resolution Type
It is important that when a Body Corporate is proposing a motion for work to...
Do you know your gym, pool and sauna requirements?
The Queensland government has issued a comprehensive plan for the reopening of...
Enforcement of By Laws – Body Corporate Obligation
If a Body Corporate believes that an owner or occupant is breaching the by...
Paint colours to avoid when preparing for strata building paintwork
When it comes to painting large properties, colour choice is a crucial part of...
Commissioner’s Desk: Keys, fobs, swipe cards, security access and issues.
The Information and Community Education Unit gets many queries about keys,...
Commissioner’s Desk: COVID-19 in Bodies Corporate
We have a number of owners in our body corporate who have lost their jobs due...
Imposing a Financial Penalty
The case that we are reviewing this month is whether the Body Corporate,...
How to Manage Burst Pipes by Strata Community Insurance
Water Damage: The No. 1 cause of strata claims.At Strata Community Insurance,...
LED Lighting – the facts, features and benefits
It is no secret our energy bills are high. In fact, a recent study published...
From the Commissioner’s Desk: Self Resolution
What is the role of the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and...
Rectification of Termite Damage to a Lot
In this edition of Strata Today, we have included an article from the...
Servicing of Hot Water Systems
For this article we have visited Hot Water Systems again, as coming into the...
Temporary New Laws for Bodies Corporate during Covid-19
COVID-19 Communication update 18 March 2020 from the Office of the...
Commissioner’s Desk: Pest Control in a Community Titles Scheme
A common enquiry for our Office is about the responsibility for pest control,...
Commissioner’s Desk: Federal Government Stimulus Packages – Are they available for Bodies Corporate?
In conjunction with the SCA, Kelly + Partners have put together a guide for...
Commissioner’s Desk: Renting in a Body Corporate
Do tenants have the same rights as the owners in a body corporate and what are...
By Laws – Cannot be Oppressive or Unreasonable
Section 180(7) of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the...
Commissioner’s Desk: Debt Recovery
It’s no surprise, given we’re talking about dollars and cents, that issues...
Ensuring Balcony Safety and Compliant Glass
The primary function of a balustrade is to act as a fence or guardrail often...
The Meaning of Reasonable
I know that this is a topic that we have covered previously, however it is a...
Commissioner’s Desk: Important information for Body Corporate Owners
COVID-19 Communication update 18 March 2020 from the Office of the...
Commissioner’s Desk: Engaging a BCM in a place of a Committee
COVID-19 Communication update 18 March 2020 from the Office of the...
News: Chris Irons to head mediation service at Hynes Legal
Before we look at this months Adjudicators Order, lets take a step back and go...
Are you really protected?
Strata, also known as strata title, allows for individual ownership of part of...
Commissioner’s Desk: What about water damage?
Taking into account the number of calls we receive on the issue, water damage...
Lot Owners Obligations to Maintain Their Lot
As most owners would be aware, the Body Corporate has an obligation under the...