Dear Strata Solve

Dear Strata Solve

Welcome to our exclusive column by Chris Irons, Dear Strata Solve, untangling your strata problems. Volume 4 Dear Strata SolveI know that someone’s home is their castle, but surely the body corporate has the ability to enter that ‘castle’ if there is a real need to?...
Pets in Body Corporate

Pets in Body Corporate

Under most circumstances, housing pets requires prior approval from the Body Corporate, but how reasonable do the Committee need to be when making this decision? A recent Adjudicator Order looks at Pets within Body Corporate Schemes and the reasonableness of the...
The Value of a Strata Manager

The Value of a Strata Manager

We understand that insurance can be complex, and your strata manager is here to help. This month, Strata Community Insurance share the importance of your strata manager when it comes to handling insurance. With our localised knowledge of specific strata communities,...
Penalty Interest on Overdue Levies Set to Commence

Penalty Interest on Overdue Levies Set to Commence

In response to the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Queensland Government introduced the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (2020) in April 2020 as temporary legislation to assist schemes to continue to operate under the new conditions we were all facing....