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Podcast: Want chips with that (plus radio spot)?

  • 22/12/2020
  • Author Jimmy-T

With Christmas rapidly approaching and Covid-19 closing in on us again, we thought about not doing  a full podcast this week. A quick intro and replay of Jimmy’s most recent…

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    In strife but can’t even afford a lawyer’s letter?

    • 22/12/2020
    • Author Jimmy-T

    We should never underestimate the power of a lawyer’s letter, especially in a strata dispute. At the very least, it lets the recipients know what the law is and, importantly,…

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      Forum: ‘No-pets’ by-laws dead so bans are bogus

      • 15/12/2020
      • Author Jimmy-T

      While some strata schemes struggle to deal with the fact that their “no pets” by-laws have been rendered obsolete by the recent NSW Court  of Appeal ruling, others seem to…

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        Podcast: Reno regrets and free strata legal advice

        • 15/12/2020
        • Author Jimmy-T

        It’s very much a tale of two slices of strata in this week’s Flat Chat Wrap podcast. To begin with, you can listen to two over-privileged, entitled professionals (us) whingeing…

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          How oodles of cavoodles rode crest of Covid waves

          • 15/12/2020
          • Author Jimmy-T

          It’s a poll that’s less reliable than the US Election result but more indicative than, say, asking people how much junk food they eat: It’s the most popular dog breed…

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            Free strata legal service slammed by pandemic

            • 15/12/2020
            • Author Jimmy-T

            A free legal service set up for strata owner-residents has been overwhelmed by appeals for assistance due to covid-19 lockdowns and lay-offs. Marrickville Legal Centre (MLC) has been providing free…

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              Queensland-style contract con tricks on their way

              • 13/12/2020
              • Author Jimmy-T

              First it was “embedded networks” now it’s the pre-sale of management rights – it seems there are some NSW developers who don’t miss a trick when it comes to squeezing…

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                How to get a bigger bath into a much smaller space

                • 10/12/2020
                • Author Jimmy-T

                Bathroom Chronicles, Part 11. Well, we’re in the home straight, so to speak.  Or, to put it another way, we are no longer going round the bend. The shower screens…

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                  Forum: Spend nothing, do nothing, stay in power

                  • 08/12/2020
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  There’s an element of strata living that many people find frustrating if not infuriating.  It can probably be best described as a symbiotic relationship between a strata manager who wants,…

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                    Podcast: Mascot in court and how to clinch a deal

                    • 08/12/2020
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    In this week’s podcast we catch up with what’s happening at Mascot Towers as owners in the ill-starred building prepare for their day in court. Specifically, they will be pursuing…

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                      Govt. opens website for strata law reform ideas

                      • 08/12/2020
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      The latest news out of NSW Fair Trading depends very much on whether you are an optimist or a pessimist. The former will be delighted to hear that the state…

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                        Will tenants be tempted by no-strata-hassle living?

                        • 08/12/2020
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        There’s the smell of freshly made coffee and baking cookies wafting through the doorway of a building boasting rental apartments inside, writes Sue Williams, in a recent article in Domain.…

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                          Here’s cheers to the best of the worst of your posts

                          • 08/12/2020
                          • Author Jimmy-T

                          Following on from our “best of the worst” podcast last week, and as we emerge from our Covid-enforced hibernations, here at Flat Chat we’ve been looking back at a busy…

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                            Online guide blazes trail through defects jungle

                            • 07/12/2020
                            • Author Jimmy-T

                            A new interactive, user-friendly online guide will help current and future apartment owners discover and deal with building defects, say its authors. Launched this week, the step-by-step guide, devised by…

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                              US city bans smoking in apartments – but not pot

                              • 07/12/2020
                              • Author Jimmy-T

                              Councillors in one of America’s largest cities have voted to ban smoking cigarettes and vapes in apartments – but not marijuana. According to stories in the online versions of the…

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                                The arrival of the bath is water music to my ears

                                • 01/12/2020
                                • Author Jimmy-T

                                Bathroom Chronicles, Part 10 The bath has arrived, as promised by the lovely people at Parisi.  Although I admit I did have a few last-minute doubts. When the Chinese government…

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                                  Forum: Why are our facilities still closed?

                                  • 01/12/2020
                                  • Author Jimmy-T

                                  As we emerge blearily from our Covid-induced hibernation, obviously some strata schemes are quicker to get back to normal than others. One Flatchatter wants to know why the spa and…

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                                    Podcast: Crazy questions, architects with answers

                                    • 01/12/2020
                                    • Author Jimmy-T

                                    We turn back the clock – but just a little – for this week’s podcast when we look at the weirdest and wackiest questions asked and problems presented on the…

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