Given that every strata development has a different combination of by-laws, facilities and local council laws, wouldn’t it be valuable, asks one reader, for us to have our own websites? The answer is a resounding “yes” and, in fact, many larger buildings already have them. Some are very basic with a few arty pictures to [...]

What do you do when one of your neighbours decides to exploit shared amenities to run a business? Whether it’s personal training in your gym, turning your home into a hotel through short-term rentals or even just taking advantage of your privacy, selfish behaviour is a blight on strata life – even when the service [...]

These are really just “edited highlights” from Flatchat readers’ responses. To read the original article and readers responses in full, please click on this link http://www.flat-chat.com.au/archives/41 A few weeks ago, we asked Flatchat readers if you thought clamping and towing should be allowed in strata developments. Here are some of your responses – a unanimous [...]

Pardon me while I do a small lap of honour round my office. Following a couple of calls from yours truly, the NSW Office of Fair Trading has promised to fix legislation that accidentally wiped out insurance cover for building defects in new apartments. The current regulations, pushed through quietly over the Christmas period, say [...]