NB: See late breaking news at end of column QUESTION 1: Can anything can be done about a neighbour across the hall who continually smokes cigars? The smoke permeates my apartment even though I have placed ‘draught sausages’ at the door. It is so bad that the smoke alarms in the building have gone off [...]

Watching TV in bed is a somewhat guilty pleasure so here’s a reminder of the need to get all your checks done in a new apartment before the warranty expires. (NB: Scroll down to the end for the latest on this issue) QUESTION: We live in a unit purchased nearly four years ago (built by [...]

There is nothing quite so tragic, in strata terms at least, as the plaintive pleas of a pet owner who has tried to do the right thing and still fallen foul of by-laws. QUESTION: My partner and I desperately wanted a little dog so I attended our AGM to see if we could change the [...]

It’s a nice ruse if you can work it: buy yourself an apartment in the city as an investment, but use the building’s facilities while you commute from the burbs. You could rent your apartment without the car space, which gives you a permanent parking spot, no harm done. But then there are other benefits [...]