Strata Management

Bad (Data + Systems) = (Staff + Client) Turnover

Staff and client turnover is the bane of every strata management company and strata manager in the industry. It’s hard to make such…

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CAUGHT IN A BOUNDARY DISPUTE? KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Fencing disputes are one of the most common types of disputes amongst neighbours across Australia. So what happens if you…

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Noisy Pipework – Who Must Maintain It? 

In the recent case of Haramis v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 51923 [2023] NSWCATCD 15, a lot owner sought an…

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Councils call for Strict Caps on Short Term Letting

Short-term rental accommodation (STRA) in strata properties will continue to be a highly contentious topic in 2023 with even more…

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5 Simple Steps to Switch Owners Corporation-NSW

Are you unhappy with your current Strata Manager? They aren’t meeting your expectations? Your complaints aren’t being heard? No one…

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Garbage In Garbage Out

Garbage In, Garbage Out

The title of this post is a very old adage used in computer circles, often abbreviated as “GIGO”. It’s a…

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Owners Corporation

Owners Corporation Court of Appeal Building Defects Win!

Adding Further Building Defects to an Existing Claim On 17 April 2023, the New South Wales Court of Appeal in…

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Strata Fees

What Do Your Strata Fees Include?- NSW

ThIts firstly important to understand what Owners Corporation fees are?  Paying Owners Corporation fees is a fundamental necessity of living in a…

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Property Services Compensation Fund

DISHONEST AND FRAUDULENT CONDUCT: THE PROPERTY SERVICES COMPENSATION FUND

Strata managers plan an essential role in managing the affairs of owners corporations which in turn have the responsibility of…

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To cook or not to cook

To Cook, or Not to Cook?

In the recent case of Franklin v The Owners—Strata Plan No. 87497 [2022] NSWCATCD 210, the applicant was an owner of a…

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