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  • Australia: Housing wars: Strata owners vs owners corporations October 11, 2024
    THERE ARE ROUGHLY 3 million strata townhouses and apartments in Australia. The focus on highrise developments to address the housing crisis has seen a 7 per cent increase in the number of strata properties over the last two years. In Victoria, the government redevelopment plan for inner Melbourne proposes that 84 per cent of new dwellings will be highrises of ten storeys or more.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: As high-rise developments boom, overhaul of strata committees of management long overdue October 10, 2024
    Owners corporations manage and administer communal property for apartments and other dwellings.  Recently certain high-profile owners corporations have come under media scrutiny. Dubious and unethical business practices have been exposed. These include kickbacks to contractors, phantom charges, inflated fees relative to the extent of work done, and near-invisible accountability. Over 2,000 people from across Australia responded to an ABC investigation into the strata industry.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: Miserable Old Bastard On Strata Can And Will Make A Complaint About Absolutely Anything October 3, 2024
    Residents of a modest red-brick apartment block on Rue des Perdus in our town’s bohemian French Quarter are amused to the point of frustration after being served yet another passive-aggressive email from the local Strata committee’s self-appointed compliance officer, old bastard Doug Barclay.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Urgent call for strata regulation reform in South Australia: Homeowners face massive repairs and legal battles amid rising apartment issues September 28, 2024
    Major reform is needed to South Australia’s strata regulations to ensure buildings are well maintained, saving owners from taking massive loans for repairs and prospective buyers from purchasing derelict apartments, amid a spike in strata disputes.  Stakeholders in the housing industry said improvements were urgently needed as high-rise apartment blocks spring up across Adelaide in response to housing shortages.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: NSW flags further strata crackdown September 23, 2024
    The NSW government says there is “more to come” on strata reforms after last week passing legislation to improve disclosure and toughen penalties.  The legislation was introduced before Four Corners put the spotlight on the strata sector. The program followed an ABC report earlier in the year focused on NSW company Netstrata.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: Tough New Strata Laws Pass Parliament (NSW) September 20, 2024
    Strata managing agents face tough new laws that crack down on secret kickbacks through greater transparency and higher penalties for agents doing the wrong thing.  Strata laws put owners’ corporations in charge of making key decisions on the buildings and common property of townhouses and apartments, usually with the assistance of a strata managing agent.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: Lawyers, consumer advocates press for strata action September 16, 2024
    Consumer groups are pushing for a national inquiry into the strata management sector and a lawyers’ group has called for tougher state-level regulation following last week’s Four Corners program.  The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby, Choice, Financial Rights Legal Centre and the Owners Corporation Network of Australia are among nine groups pressing Treasurer Jim Chalmers to launch a review led by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission or Productivity Commission.   Read the article…………………………….
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Australia Strata Articles

  • Australia: Important News – New Laws for Pet Owners in NSW October 9, 2024
    Changes to pet laws – do you need to update your pets by-law?  As of July 1, 2024, the NSW Government introduced new regulations for cat and dog ownership. All cats and dogs residing in your strata building (and across NSW) must now be microchipped.  The recent changes to pet ownership regulations in NSW will impact residents living in strata schemes and NSW communities.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: What is an Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Do I Have to Attend? September 8, 2024
    A Strata Meeting, more specifically an Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a key event for any strata property, held once a year to discuss important matters regarding the management of the strata company. The AGM provides owners with the opportunity to review the financial performance of the strata company, make decisions about upcoming budgets, vote on major repairs, and elect the council of the strata company. Attendance at the AGM is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended for owners ...
  • Australia: Safe Work Prosecutes Strata Manager, OC & Lot Owner September 6, 2024
    In August of this year the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court of New South Wales handed down the last of a series of decisions in relation to the penalties to be imposed on a strata scheme, strata manager and lot owner respectively, arising from a death which had occurred following a damaged gate in an industrial strata scheme falling on a person.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: Postponing Your AGM? 3 Considerations To Handle New Motions August 27, 2024
    Strata committees are often faced with the challenge of new motions submitted by owners, and determining whether to add them to the AGM agenda, or hold off on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to accommodate them.  Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: Lot Owners, Tenants and Shared Facilities in Strata July 31, 2024
    A lot owner has an apartment in a strata scheme with shared facilities with a pool, sauna and gym however the owner does not live in that strata scheme because they have rented their apartment out – can they still use the pool, sauna and gym, deemed as shared facilities?   Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: Regulating the Use of E/V Chargers July 29, 2024
    Recently I was asked two questions about the EV charging of vehicles in schemes. EV charging is becoming a concern for our schemes due to the uptake of electric and hybrid vehicles. The questions were not about how to install an EV charging system but about regulating the use of common property power and whether there is a power to regulate the use of EV chargers in lots in a community title scheme.     Read the article…………………………….
  • Australia: Postponing Your AGM? 3 Considerations To Handle New Motions July 29, 2024
    Strata committees are often faced with the challenge of new motions submitted by owners, and determining whether to add them to the AGM agenda, or hold off on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to accommodate them.   Read the article…………………………….
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Australia Strata Laws

Information about strata laws can be found at:

Strata Community Australia

LookUp Strata

Australia Strata Resources

NSW – Advice for living in, or buying into, a strata community.  Government site

Strata Community Association NSW – The peak body for the strata sector in New South Wales. SCA (NSW) represents over 3,000 strata managers, principals and suppliers in the sector.

Western Australia Strata Reforms website Strata.wa.gov.au has launched – offering the community a closer look at the most significant reforms to WA’s strata framework in over 20 years

Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management – QLD provide information and dispute resolution services for those who live, invest or work in community titles schemes in Queensland.

Unit Owners Association QLD The UOAQ has produced a series of discussion papers that seek to provide information and experiences from owners. Alternative models are proposed to rebalance and smoothly transition the strata industry to a fair and competitvely priced strata environment

Strata Community Australia  (SCA is the peak association supporting the strata sector, representing over 3,300 member companies and individuals)

Owners Corporation Network A not-for-profit organisation that exists to help strata owners navigate the complexities of strata living, from social and organisational challenges to financial and legal issues.

EV Charging – Information Portal for Strata Owners

LookUp Strata

Smart Strata

Strata Knowledge

 

Article and Blog Resources

Queensland:  Hynes Legal

New South Wales: Bannermans Lawyers

GoStrata

ESM Strata

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