Your Mail Isn’t As Safe As You Think: A Strata Security Wake-Up Call
Picture this: you’re rushing out the door for work when you notice your neighbour standing in the lobby, looking frustrated. “Someone’s been going through the mailboxes again,” they tell you. Sound familiar? If you live in a strata building, chances are you’ve either experienced this firsthand or heard similar stories from fellow residents. The reality […]
Model Rules for an Owners Corporation
1 Health, Safety and Security 1.1 Health, Safety and Security of Lot Owners, Occupiers of Lots and Others A lot owner or occupier must not use the lot, or permit it to be used, so as to cause a hazard to the health, safety and security of an owner, occupier, or user of another lot. […]
QNA Lot Owner Legislation Changes
Question: Is there any change in the new legislation for charging the excess to the lot owner when an insurance claim relates to only their lot? With regards to new paragraph 23A(3)(C), which indicates that the owners corporation can pass on: “an excess amount on an insurance claim if the claim solely relates to a […]
Annual Essential Safety Measures Report
Compliance of the Building vs Compliance of the Owner The AESMR is a statement in relation to the owner complying with their ESM obligations. The format of this compliance statement under the regulations is that: “…the owner has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that each essential safety measure in the building or place – (i) is operating and has been maintained […]
Strata Managers Summary of Amendments
How will this affect and improve Owners Corporation Compliance? We have listed below important changes affecting stakeholders and members of the Owners Corporation. It is advisable that non-compliance with those changes, can lead to penalties and significant liability for owners if not adopted appropriately in accordance with the new amendments. New requirements affecting the Owners […]
Legal Advice – Abandoned Cars on Common Property
Towing and clamping Ultimately, whether the vehicle is owned by a resident or non-resident is irrelevant in relation to the rights of the Owners Corporation to tow it away or apply a wheel clamp to it. Section 90C of the Road Safety Act 1986 (“RS Act”) provides that: (1) A person, not being— (a) a […]
Office Bearers Liability
It is common for lot owners to volunteer as members on Strata Committees without knowing this personally exposes them to risk. Office Bearers can become personally liable for any wrongful acts or inaction resulting in financial loss to others while acting on behalf of a Strata Scheme. Office Bearers Liability insurance is available as part […]
Owners Corporation Debt Collection – Best Practices for Success
One of the prime responsibilities of an owners corporation (OC) is to collect levies from the individual owners in order to fund the maintenance and upkeep of the property. In this article, we will discuss the importance of collecting owners corporation levies on time and steps to make sure the OC documents comply with the Owners […]
Covid Safe Plans and QR Codes Update
We have deliberately taken a conservative approach across our network for two reasons – it is socially responsible to do so and we would prefer to operate to the highest standard to ensure your owners corporation’s compliance. Where there have been anomalies in the regulations and where there are in the future, we have and will […]
Water Leaks in Owners Corporation
Undoubtedly the most common building defect issue that is found within Owners Corporations is water leaks. Problems often arise because water penetrates through either common property or private property causing damage to other Lots. Defective building works may be located on common property and/or within individual Lot boundaries. However, since the case of Owners Corporation PS508732B […]