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April 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to the April edition of Tower News.

At last the rain seems to be easing up and a few drier weeks are helping bring body corporate life back to normal. Sort of.

The major storms experienced earlier this year demanded a lot of immediate emergency attention but for many owners the effects will be felt through the year and beyond as it takes time for contractors to attend jobs and levies have to be increased to cover the costs.

It all adds to the pressures of body corporate living and sometimes it can get quite stressful. If you are feeling under pressure, your body corporate manager is here to help take you through the options, so please contact us if you need assistance.

Elsewhere in this issue:

Ordering a resident to restore the appearance of his lot
Submitting motions
How to address unwanted behaviour of owners or occupiers using nuisance and by-law provisions
and more.....

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Q&A Renovations, Altering Common Property and Changing the Appearance of the Lot

Tower Body Corporate

QUESTION: What can a committee do to order an owner to restore the appearance of his lot to match other lots once changes have been made?

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Harassment, bullying and abuse – a body corporate perspective

Commissioner for BCCM

Nuisance and by-law provisions in body corporate legislation may provide avenues for addressing unwanted behaviour of other owners or occupiers through body corporate or BCCM processes.

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Q&A Body Corporate Decision Making

Michael Kleinschmidt, Stratum Legal

QUESTION: A new Committee changed agreed suppliers to carry out significant repairs and maintenance without consulting all owners. There are issues with the work of both contractors. Can the committee be held responsible?

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Q&A AGMs, Motions in Strata and the Obligation to Act

Tower Body Corporate

QUESTION: I put three motions forward but the background to the motions was not included. Is it the role of the Secretary to check the AGM papers include motions plus submitted information before they are circulated?

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The QLD Strata Magazine
April 2022

Do I have to wait for the AGM to request approval for renovations
Our caretaker has been a thorn in the side of many committees over the years
Who is liable when faulty fire sprinklers flood a unit?
How do we know if our older building contains asbestos?
What if the BC is not prepared to enforce the bylaws?
Plus much more

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