Emergency Expenditure Refresher

Emergency Expenditure Refresher

What constitutes as emergency expenditure? Under section 243a of the body corporate and community management act 1997 it states; example of emergency circumstances – a burst water pipe the repair or replacement of which exceeds the body corporate committee’s...
Validity of Motions

Validity of Motions

More and more, when reviewing Adjudicators orders, we are seeing a trend of requests for motions to be invalidated is upheld – on the basis that the motions were not valid in accordance with the legislation. In November 2017, we wrote an article around how motions...
Concealed Water Leaks – The Hidden Cost

Concealed Water Leaks – The Hidden Cost

Concealed water leaks to properties consist of a burst water supply pipe located underground which goes undetected until each resident receives a water bill from council with increased water consumption and additional costs on their rates bills. This occurs at many...
COVID-19 Arrangements Extended

COVID-19 Arrangements Extended

The Government has announced the COVID-19 emergency arrangements for bodies corporate will be extended to 30 April 2021, or an earlier date as decided by the Government. This is in recognition of the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on community titles schemes in...
Quotes & General Meetings

Quotes & General Meetings

If maintenance work is above the Committee Spending Limit, set at $200.00 x the number of lots unless this has been changed at a General Meeting, and is required to be included as a motion at a General Meeting, whether Annual General Meeting (AGM) or Extraordinary...