Your chance to ask or answer questions about strata – or just read about other people’s issues.
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By-laws and outlaws
Rules, regulations ... and rebels
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- Reply To: Is a vote needed to apply a bylaw? 11 hours, 33 minutes ago
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By-laws and outlaws
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Common Property
Who owns what and what can you do
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- Reply To: Theft from carpark when doors not secure 11 hours, 34 minutes ago
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Common Property
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Strata Committees
Kind hearts and control freaks
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- Reply To: Motivating a Do-Nothing Committee 2 months, 1 week ago
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Strata Committees
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Another day in paradise
Odds and ends from daily strata living
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- Reply To: Membrane not fit for purpose 1 day, 7 hours ago
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Another day in paradise
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From the Front Page
Comment on our stories and posts
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- Riding shotgun with our building commish 3 days, 12 hours ago
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From the Front Page
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The Professionals
Strata managers, lawyers, building managers etc
- 557
- Reply To: Collecting key (or other) deposits 1 month, 1 week ago
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The Professionals
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Rental rants
Tenants and landlords have their say
- 340
- Reply To: $3.4k additional water usage due to broken valve 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Rental rants
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Parking Peeves
The perpetual pain of rogue parkers
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- Reply To: Storage cabinets: Strata Committee conflict 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Parking Peeves
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Proxies – blind faith or good sense?
Ruling the roost with a fistful of votes
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- Reply To: Proxies in committee elections, yes or no? 4 weeks ago
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Proxies – blind faith or good sense?
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Is it really easy being green?
Greening your block to save money ... and the planet
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- Reply To: How un-green can you get? 1 month ago
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Is it really easy being green?
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Talkin’ ’bout a renovation
Blame TV's the Block for reno rage
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- Reply To: Major renovation by-law before or after OC approval 1 month, 1 week ago
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Talkin’ ’bout a renovation
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Pets: Furry friends … or fiends?
Animals in apartments and all that entails
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- Reply To: How dangerous is an American Bully dog? 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Pets: Furry friends … or fiends?
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Company Title
And you thought strata law was complicated ...
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- Reply To: Land grab in company title 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Company Title
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Two-unit strata
Duplexes and villas - a problem shared is a problem doubled
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- Reply To: Damage Caused by an adjoining Unit 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Two-unit strata
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Neighbour noise
Are your neighbours too noisy ... or too nosy?
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- Reply To: Lazy landlord/lazy real estate agent 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Neighbour noise
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NCAT – the NSW Tribunal
The body that decides what's right and who's wrong
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- Reply To: It’s as if I’m paying to sue myself 2 months ago
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NCAT – the NSW Tribunal
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New to strata – or just strata-curious
Welcome to the wonderful world of strata living
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- Reply To: Tips wanted for creating a sense of ‘Community’ 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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New to strata – or just strata-curious
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Airbnb and holiday lets
When holiday rentals are no fun for residents
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- Reply To: Three unit strata & the 25% rule 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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Airbnb and holiday lets
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Levies and Unit Entitlements
What you pay and why you pay it
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- Reply To: We sold- when do new owners pay special levy? 3 months, 1 week ago
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Levies and Unit Entitlements
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Buying and Selling
The biggest deal most of us will ever do
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- Reply To: New owners liability for last minute special levy 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Buying and Selling
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Hard floors and tough decisions
Stamping out the stomps and clomps
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- Reply To: constant noise from upstairs 4 months ago
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Hard floors and tough decisions
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Smoke gets in your eyes
... from neighbours' units, balconies and common property
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- Reply To: Is there a right to smoke on a balcony? 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Smoke gets in your eyes
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Collective sales – the 75 percent solution
How 75 percent of strata owners in NSW can compel the others to sell
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- Does 75% rule apply to forcing sale of a single unit 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Collective sales – the 75 percent solution
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How to use this forum
A simple guide to getting your message across. Please do not post or ask questions on this forum - find one closest to your topic.
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- Editing your posts 9 months, 3 weeks ago
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How to use this forum
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Why I love apartment living
It's not all doom and gloom and apartment living can be great when you get it right. Can't it? Say something positive right here.
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- Reply To: No worries, mate 1 year, 9 months ago
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Why I love apartment living
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Community Title
Community, Precinct and Neighbourhood Associations
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- Reply To: Bring Neighbourhood Scheme into Community Scheme 1 year, 9 months ago
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Community Title
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Dirty Linen
Drying laundry on balconies - the debate heats up
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- Reply To: Detergent smell from laundry on balconies 1 year, 9 months ago
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Dirty Linen