Separating a lot from the management rights business requires full Body Corporate support

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Three things to know about separating lots: High residential prices are placing pressure on the management rights model Managers are seeking to separate lots from businesses Managers should sound…

New laws open the catflap to pets

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Update: The new QLD strata laws will commence on 1 May 2024. Three things to know about new strata laws regarding pets: The new legislation is extremely pet-friendly Existing…

Strata is a complicated and changing business

admin December 29, 2023 No Comments

First published in the LookUpStrata Queensland Strata Magazine, December 2023 US founding father Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things – inventing bifocals, flying kites in thunderstorms –…

Forced sale under the new legislation

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Update: The new QLD strata laws commenced on 1 May 2024. Three things to know about new strata laws regarding forced lot sales: The forced sale of lots will…

Even bad by-laws must be enforced

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First published in the LookUpStrata Queensland Strata Magazine, November 2023 A body corporate committee must enforce a by-law on its books, even when the committee believes doing so…

New laws: reason must prevail when towing cars

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Update: The new QLD strata laws will commence on 1 May 2024. Three things to know about new strata laws regarding towing: Commissioner’s Office ruling no longer required to…

New rules: smoking in strata

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Update: The new QLD strata laws will commence on 1 May 2024. Three facts about new smoking laws in strata schemes: The definition of ‘nuisance’ has been extended Smoking…

Strata sector faces perfect growth storm

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First published in the LookUpStrata Queensland Strata Magazine, October 2023 If demographics is destiny, then the strata sector in Queensland is about to face a frenzied few months…

It’s time to revisit the management rights assignment process

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No – we don’t have a Federal election around the corner, but thanks to Gough Whitlam and John Singleton for part of the headline to this newsletter. It is time for the…

QCAT considers short term letting by-laws

admin February 7, 2023 No Comments

Governments create laws. Courts and tribunals interpret those laws when they make decisions on disputes. We all then rely on those interpretations as gospel in terms of what the legislation…

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