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New Disclosure Requirements for NSW Sales and Qld BC Records that may be accessed
NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR NSW SALES and WHAT QLD BODY CORPORATE RECORDS CAN BE ACCESSED New Disclosure Requirements for NSW Sales Real Estate agents in NSW should be aware of a recent change to the Property and Stock Agents...
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Who Pays the Costs to Defend a Defamation Claim Involving a Committee Member?
Who Pays the Costs to Defend a Defamation Claim Involving Committee Members? Committee members naturally think that any claim made by or against them while performing their duties should be defended, at the cost of the body corporate (or its...
Terminated Caretaking Agreements – is it the Courts Problem
TERMINATED CARETAKING AGREEMENTS - IS IT THE COURTS PROBLEM? We all know that disputes about terminated caretaking and letting agreements are heard by QCAT. However the Supreme Court of Queensland has recently considered whether the Courts...
Fixing the Lottery this is Building Defects in NSW Strata Buildings
FIXING THE LOTTERY THAT IS BUILDING DEFECTS IN NSW STRATA BUILDINGS We have all heard about the appalling building defects that have occurred in a number of new strata buildings in Sydney in recent years. Complexes such as “Opal Tower” and...
ARAMA Service Provider Finalist
ANNOUNCEMENT ARAMA Service Provider Finalist 2021 ARAMA Australian Resident Accommodation Managers' Association congratulates Col Myers on becoming a finalist in ARAMA's Management Rights Industry Top Awards. These Awards are designed to...
Pros and Cons of Pooled Letting
PROS AND CONS OF POOLED LETTING When an owner lets out their unit through an on-site letting agent, there are two ways that the owner’s letting income is typically calculated. These can be described as the “direct income” method or the...
Resolutions Without Dissent
THE POWER OF ONE The Queensland strata legislation, like other States’ legislation, includes varying motion types which necessitate different levels of voting support in order to become resolutions. Each State has unique categories of...
When Should A Body Corporate Allow A Discount for an Overdue Payment?
WHEN SHOULD A BODY CORPORATE ALLOW A DISCOUNT FOR AN OVERDUE PAYMENT? The legislation has created a significant incentive for owners to pay their contributions by allowing a body corporate to fix a discount of up to 20% to be given to owners...
What is Gallery Vie
WHAT IS GALLERY VIE? What is Gallery Vie, and why is the caretaker wanting to vary the caretaking agreement? Gallery Vie is the name of a strata building which was involved in a 2015 Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT)...