URGENT DISPUTE APPLICATIONS Our clients regularly ask how they can quickly resolve what they consider an ‘urgent’ situation. While we acknowledge there is a considerable amount of stress involved in body corporate disputes – often intensified by the proximity of residents to one another – no general process exists to consider ‘urgent’ applications. However, circumstances […]

BODY CORPORATE DEBTS AND PAYMENT PLANS Bodies Corporate established by the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 have various rules and regulations that govern the payment and recovery of debts. Generally, a “Body Corporate debt” will be an amount owed by a lot owner to the Body Corporate. But is every debt a lot […]

WHO IS THE BODY CORPORATE – MANAGING EXPECTATION It is a common misconception of many new and some long-term strata property owners that the body corporate manager is the body corporate! This misconception is a well-known issue within the strata industry who continue to provide stakeholder education, but why is this a problem? The short […]

Does Government have a Strata Plan? Australian strata title buildings, owners, and stakeholders are regulated by extensive & complex strata laws that are created, tweaked, and managed by state governments.  But, do those governments have any clear policy objectives, strategies, or medium to long-term plans for strata title, or, are they just reacting to more […]

BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IN SCHEMES At the recent SCA Principals Night Off (April) that I attended we discussed the many changes and challenges since Covid 19, including bullying. In Jason Carlson’s articles and seminars about “Keyboards don’t have feelings” an issue that keeps arising is the bullying and harassment of managers by clients, or individuals […]