Strata News
Tenants Representatives on Strata Committees
Tenants (whose landlords have provided a tenancy notice to the owners corporation, as required) have the right to attend meetings of the owners corporation, but not to speak without the permission of the owners, or vote unless they hold a proxy. They may be excluded...
read moreScheme Parking Rules
Residents or their visitors are not entitled to park in other lot owners’ spaces, on common property or in spaces allocated to emergency vehicles. Visitors can only park in allocated visitors’ spaces for a reasonable time, or as indicated in any signage. if an...
read moreWindow Safety Device Requirements
March 13, 2018 looms as an important date as new regulations regarding common property window openings come into play. Quoting the department of fair trading: To prevent children falling from windows, all strata buildings in NSW must be fitted with devices that enable...
read moreFire Safety and External Wall Cladding
This month saw the launch of a new campaign from the Fire Safety and External Wall Cladding Taskforce which is aimed at NSW residents of apartment blocks. NSW fair trading advises: The Fire Safety and External Wall Cladding Taskforce launched a campaign this month,...
read moreChanges to Swimming Pool Register
From 1 January 2018 NSW Fair Trading took over the administrative functions for the swimming pools register from the Office of Local Government. Remember if your Strata owns a swimming pool in NSW it must be registered on the NSW Swimming Pool Register. There is a...
read moreWhat Does a Building Manager Do?
A building manager (also called a caretaker or resident manager) helps with the day-to-day running of the building. They generally assist the owners corporation to: Manage common property Control the use of common property by people other than owners and residents...
read moreEnforcement of Parking Restrictions on Strata Schemes
Council rangers may inspect strata schemes in their area to ensure the number of emergency and visitor parking spaces allocated in the development consent is complied with. They may fine the owners corporation if these requirements are not met. The owners corporation...
read moreWhat to consider when choosing a Strata Manager
Our insider tips to the questions you should be asking your prospective Strata Manager. Good or bad, most people judge an entire strata agency on the working relationship they have with their strata manager. We have prepared this short list of questions that you...
read moreAppointing a proxy under the new legislation
As we move into the new legislation, there is a lot to know / familiarise ourselves with the 90 changes that have occurred since November 30th, 2016. To start with, Strata Excellence would like to brief you on the following proxy appointment changes. Proxy appointment...
read moreNew Strata Laws – Agency Agreements Expiry Deadline: 29 May 2017
Strata Law Reform: Impacts on Strata Manager Agreements The new strata laws have made significant changes to the appointment and role of strata managing agents. Agents’ appointment terms are limited to a maximum of 3 years (or 12 months for an appointment at the first...
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