Categories
Financial Funds and Levies Maintenance Queensland Residential Strata scheme

Can Preventative Maintenance Save Rising Strata Insurance Costs?

Bodies Corporate should prepare for rising strata insurance costs by proactively managing claims and carrying out preventative maintenance.

It’s an unfortunate reality but insurers are predicting substantial annual increases in body corporate premiums over the next couple of years.

Insurance …

Categories
Body Corporate Committee Owner Queensland Residential Strata scheme Strata Title

Owners Submitted Committee Meeting Motions after 1 Mar 2021

If an owner has an issue they would like the Committee to vote on they can submit a motion for this. The legislation then sets out how the Committee can respond.

Once received, the Committee has six weeks to make …

Categories
Body Corporate Committee Owner Queensland Residential Strata scheme

Time’s Up for Adjourned Meetings

Body Corporate plans should take advantage of the new quorum legislation and pass motions to limit the need for adjourned meetings.

There are perfectly good reasons to adjourn a Body Corporate meeting, but it has become a bane of the …

Categories
Body Corporate Committee Body Corporate Investment Body Corporate Manager Financial Investment Queensland Strata Manager Strata scheme Strata Title

Body Corporate Queensland – Strata is a Sausage.

It’s the silly season so here’s a silly idea: Strata is a sausage.

Like a sausage, Strata can look good and taste good, but you don’t want to know how it’s made.

Consider your budget. Levies are low and haven’t …

Categories
Body Corporate Committee Body Corporate Investment Body Corporate Manager Investment Owner Queensland Residential Strata scheme

Strata Living in Queensland: Why can’t we be friends?

Strata Living is great when everyone gets along, but sometimes owners don’t see eye to eye. Fortunately, there is no requirement to be friends, so when things get heated, consider the following steps:

Accept reality:

Why can’t crocodiles admit they …

Categories
Body Corporate Committee Residential Strata scheme

Why it’s a Good Idea to Take a Regular Look at Body Corporate By-Laws QLD

Owners of a Sydney apartment block will have to pay an estimated $500,000 in legal costs after losing a lengthy battle to enforce a no-pets by-law. It’s a big price to pay and it highlights that while strata by-laws can …

Categories
Body Corporate Manager Residential Strata scheme

What Does Your Strata Manager Do?

Like many people working from home over the last few months, I’ve been hot desking with a couple of primary school children. In between my struggles to help with grade four maths, the kids see my day to day work …

Categories
Body Corporate Committee Owner Residential Strata scheme

Getting Started with Virtual Meetings in Body Corporates

Virtual Connection

If you’ve been working from home over the last few months, then you are probably already familiar with online meetings and might even have a Zoom shirt by your desk ready for that quick call to your boss.…