Strata Articles & Case Studies
The Need for Multi-Owners Corporations and Why There’s an OC1, OC2, & OC3
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. Freestanding House (Torrens Title)…
We Need a Clear Cladding Policy – Now!
We are still waiting for a coherent government policy on combustible cladding that can provide clarity for owners’ corporations (OCs) facing massive bills for rectification. More and more buildings are…
Are My Body Corporate Levies Too High?
The How Long is a Piece of Body Corporate String Question “I’m paying $xxx in body corporate levies, is that too high?” It’s a question that we…
Is it Defamatory to Call Someone Unfinancial?
It must be the season for ‘interesting’ defamation proceedings. This one will be of special interest to the strata managers (and perhaps chairpersons) out there who have to declare people…
Is It Hard to Be A Body Corporate Services Management Professional Because the Client Is Under-Informed?
The Body Corporate Management Body corporate services management is an industry with a particularly high turnover of staff. We had a client in Elsternwick that was managed…
Reading the Fine Print: Where Body Corporate Services Companies Make Their Money
The Body Corporate Management Company Most Committees and owners when they want to re-assess their body corporate services company will ring around 3-4 companies and get a number…
Four Principles of Corporate Finance that apply to Strata
… and how every owners corporation and strata manager in Australia can benefit from understanding the implications of each! Opportunity Cost Remember the old Aspirin ads? “Two and a quarter…
Don’t Trust a One-man Band with Your Money (or Owners Corporation Management)
Good owners corporation management companies are hard to come by and good owners corporation managers even more so. Working in owners corporation management can be a challenging assignment. Buildings in…
Who is Liable For Building Defects in Victoria?
Introduction When defects arise in buildings, particularly large residential developments, it is often difficult to know who to turn to for redress. This article is intended to provide some guidance…
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