Risking it All With an Unlicensed Contractor

Risking it All With an Unlicensed Contractor

A recent conviction at the Brisbane Magistrate’s Court has been a wake up call to all Bodies Corporate of the risks they face when engaging an unlicensed contractor. A Brisbane building company was found guilty of three offences under the Queensland Building and...
Private Eyes are Watching You!

Private Eyes are Watching You!

Can a body corporate install cameras on the common property and who has a right to that footage?  Can the body corporate be compelled to hand over that footage? Is the footage “private”? Recent decision Royal Pines Principal Body Corporate affirmed the current...
Concrete Cancer and Duty of Care

Concrete Cancer and Duty of Care

It is often surprising for our Committees to learn that aside from legislative requirements to act to protect the common property, the body corporate is under a “duty of care” to keep a building in a structurally sound condition. That duty of care includes the...
Parking, Pets and Parties

Parking, Pets and Parties

For owners, Committees and body corporate managers – the Unholy Trinity – PETS, PARKING AND PARTIES represent the three consistent headaches which come with owning within a strata scheme. As long-suffering Committee members would know – repeated attempts by...