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Body Corporate insurance

Help Guide for Body Corporate Insurance- QLD

Even considering obtaining an insurance policy is enough to give people a headache- let alone handling insurance for a multi-storey…

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Easy and Inexpensive Work Health Safety Policy

NEED A WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY? NEW EASY AND INEXPENSIVE OPTION

You may be one of the many strata management businesses or other businesses who care about the health and safety…

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Pushy Telcos

Pushy Telcos and Owners Corporations

Owners corporations are increasingly encountering aggressive behaviour by some telecommunications providers who say they are acting under powers granted to…

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Types of Cladding

The Different Types of Cladding – 6 Options For Your Building

Cladding systems are external wall systems that can be applied to the outside of buildings. They are used on both…

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EAT AND BE MERRY -NCAT INVALIDATES NO COOKING BY-LAW

IntroductionCan a by-law prohibit the cooking of food, including toasting bread in a lot? The answer is “no” according to…

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Unnecessary Cost

PASSING ON UNNECESSARY COSTS CAUSED BY OWNERS & OCCUPIERS – HOW FAR CAN YOU GO?

Managing unnecessary costs or charges to strata schemes caused by owners and occupiers can be a major source of frustration…

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Smoking in strata schemes

SMOKING IN STRATA SCHEMES – CONTINUED GOOD NEWS FOR NON-SMOKERS

In more good news for non-smokers, the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal made orders on 11 October 2022 preventing lot…

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ENCROACHING WALLS – WHAT CAN YOU DO?

The recent decision in Hickey v The Owners Strata Plan 78825 [2022] NSWLEC 135 gave consideration to the characterisation of the Encroaching…

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Is Replacing Roof or Wall CladdingExempt Development?

Replacing roof or wall cladding, including combustible cladding might not be exempt development, why so? Individual buildings will need to…

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