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Why the Reports About Ace Body Corporate Management Matter for Owners Corporation Committees
Published reports involving Ace Body Corporate Management have raised questions about transparency in contractor tendering and what Committees should verify before approving major works.
What Can an Owners Corporation Refuse in Victoria?
Wondering if your OC can refuse air conditioning, pets, renovations or Airbnb? Understand what owners corporations in Victoria can and cannot refuse under the Owners Corporations Act 2006.
Building and Plumbing Administration and Enforcement Act 2026: What Owners Corporations Need to Know
Building defects, plumbing issues and maintenance disputes have become an increasingly common part of strata living across Victoria.
How to Evaluate Your Current Strata Manager in Victoria
Evaluating your strata manager helps determine whether they are meeting the needs of your Owners Corporation (OC) and performing their role effectively.
Fee Creep And Hidden Charges: How To Read Your Strata Invoices And Spot Waste
Strata fees often rise year after year without owners realising why. Learn how to read your strata invoices, identify hidden charges and keep your owners corporation’s finances under control.
Is the Body Corporate Responsible for Pest Control in Victoria?
If you live in a Victorian owners corporation (OC) property, pest control responsibilities are usually split between the OC and individual lot owners. In most cases, the OC is responsible…
Strata Manager Not Responding? Practical Steps Your Committee Can Take
When a strata manager stops responding, uncertainty quickly follows. Committees are left waiting on maintenance updates, financial information or agreed actions, often without clarity on what should happen next.
How to Change Your Strata Manager Mid-Contract
When a strata manager is underperforming, many Owners Corporations (OCs) assume they have no choice but to wait until the contract ends. From our experience, that is not always the…
Checklist Before Appointing a New Strata Manager
At some point, your Committee stops asking if you should change strata manager and starts asking what to do next. This is where most decisions begin to go off…
Are We Paying Too Much? A Committee’s Guide to Reviewing OC Management Fees
Many owners corporations in Melbourne only start reviewing their management arrangement when costs rise, reports become harder to follow, or answers become harder to get. That is usually when a…
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