Strata Articles & Case Studies
Can Your VIC Owners Corporation Ban Short-Stay Letting? What the Rules Now Allow
Key Takeaways: For years short-stay letting created headaches for owners corporations with little they could do about it, but Victorian law has now shifted from managing bad behaviour to giving…
Melbourne’s Best Body Corporate Management Companies: How to Assess Your Options
Key Takeaways: The best body corporate management companies in Melbourne combine strong communication, practical advice, experienced staff and robust systems. A good owners corporation manager directly affects a building’s finances,…
Unlawful Removal of Owners Corporation Funds by a Manager: Lessons for Victorian Owners Corporations
A strata manager that pays itself out of owners corporation funds without authority is acting unlawfully, and the people behind that company can be made personally liable for the loss.
Combustible Cladding in Victoria: Why Partial Removal Was Not Accepted for a Malvern Building
Key Takeaways: The Building Appeals Board rejected an owners corporation’s bid to keep some of its combustible cladding because the supporting expert evidence did not hold up. The fire engineer…
How a Carlton Owners Corporation saved $5,997 in management costs
The Committee of an owners corporation in Carlton contacted us due to concerns they had with the management of their building. We met with the Committee at a café near…
Differences with Commercial Owners Corporation Management in Victoria
A lot of Victorian businesses operate out of buildings that sit inside a commercial owners corporation, yet almost all the public conversation about strata is about apartments and townhouses. Commercial…
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Anderson v Holden Peel Projects Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2020] VCAT 538 (5 May 2020)
Last Updated: 6 May 2020 VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CIVIL DIVISION BUILDING & PROPERTY LIST …
What are multiple owners corporations and why do OC1, OC2 and OC3 exist in Victoria?
Why the need for an owners corporation in the first place? An owners corporation is created for the purposes of administering and managing shared property. Key takeaways:…
We Need a Clear Cladding Policy – Now!
Key Takeaways: Government inaction has left owners corporations facing massive bills with no clear policy or transparency. Residents are still waiting for accountability. Only 15 of more than 1,000 dangerous…
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