Can my strata building ban pets?

22 February 2021 By Amanda Farmer Residents of NSW apartments are another step closer towards being allowed to legally keep a pet with the recent passing of a crucial law in parliament. In late February the Legislative Council finally agreed to amend the Strata Schemes Management Act, making it illegal for strata buildings to unreasonably…

Rights and responsibilities guideline document

Use this sample guideline document as a starting point for your own ‘rights and responsibilities’ document, or ‘code of conduct’. Inspiration for this document comes from our friends at the Community Associations Institute, U.S.A. Click here to access the guideline

Guide to Strata Cash Flows During a Pandemic (Lannock Strata Finance)

Lannock Strata Finance has written a guide to help strata owners and managers deal with the important cash flow decisions that will arise during the pandemic and its aftermath. The guide covers what to do about the payments the corporation needs to make and the various ways of funding those payments should there be a shortfall. Click here to access the Lannock…

BnbGuard’s submission to WA government on short term letting

The WA government is currently holding an inquiry into short-term holiday letting. BnbGuard​ has shared with us their submission, which sets out the current global best practice when it comes to short term letting. Their suggestions include: ? Compulsory licensing for fine-grained control and immediate response ? Tight rules for investor short term lets ?…

Insurance: who is responsible?

Listen to Amanda’s podcast episode 023 and fill in the form below to receive your download direct to your inbox. Download fact sheet Receive your download direct to your inbox: fact sheet on who is responsible for insuring the various parts of a strata property, co-authored by Strata Community Insurance and Your Strata Property.   Enter…

Tenants in Strata – NSW law reform

Listen to Amanda’s podcast episode 015 and fill in the form below to receive your download direct to your inbox. Download information cheat sheet Receive your download direct to your inbox: summary cheat sheet on the changes that are coming for tenants in NSW strata schemes. Enter your name & email address to subscribe to our…

Help! I bought a strata unit!

[adapted from podcast episode 001 – what is strata?]   What exactly is strata?  What are by-laws? What are strata levies?  What is all this paperwork I have in my mailbox and what am I supposed to do about it? Help! Strata is unique.  It can be complicated.  It can be old fashioned. It can…

Article: the difficulty of repealing an exclusive use by-law

In order for an owners corporation to repeal an exclusive use by-law that confers on the owner of a lot, or the owners of several lots, certain rights or privileges to use a part of the common property, section 52 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (“SSMA”) requires the written consent of the owner(s) of the lot(s) concerned. In general, this means the written consent of the owners receiving the benefit of the common property in question.

Article: 6 ways to ensure an efficient strata meeting

Now and then I am called upon to attend strata meetings on behalf of lot owners, owners corporations or strata managers. Over the years, I have picked up a few tips comes to the way in which an efficient strata meeting is run. Here are 6:

What can be done about short term letting?

Recently, I was invited by strata management company Dynamic Property Services to sit on a panel, together with other strata ‘experts’, and answer a range of questions asked by strata owners. One of those questions was: what to do about short term letting in strata? Below I share with you my personal notes made in preparation for answering the various aspects of that important question:

Article: keeping animals in strata part 2, the road to approval

Previously, I wrote about when and how a resident of a strata scheme can keep pets in their lot. Today, I set out the process than can be undertaken if the owners corporation has rejected your request to keep a pet. So, you have written to the executive committee, enclosing a photo of Max lying on the grass with three other dogs at the park, belly up:

Article: can I have a pet? Please? Keeping an animal in strata, part 1

When I was a kid, my Christmas wish-list every year included a puppy. But all I remember was receiving different pairs of I-swear-they-are-fashionable-funky-socks and some you-will-grow-into-them-sweaters from my parents. I must admit, Santa and I were not on the best of terms for a long time. But eventually, I realised the real obstacle standing between Father Christmas and my fulfilling childhood were the by-laws for our unit block.

Article: what is a ‘large strata scheme’?

Have you ever dreamed of living in a ‘New York’ style high-rise apartment looking over the alluring lights of the city? I know I have, particularly after the first episode of Suits where they showed Harvey Specter’s apartment. However, living in a high-rise residential building is not just about throwing fancy dinner parties to make your friends jealous, despite your fear of heights.

Article: how private are your personal details?

What do your owners think happens to the personal information they provide to you? Do you warn owners that their personal information may be made available to those inspecting the books and records of the scheme? This could include postal address, telephone number and email address.

Article: what is the difference between strata title and company title?

It is difficult to imagine that almost 55 years ago strata title was a non-existent concept. Before the introduction of the NSW strata title legislation in 1961, the most prevalent way of regulating the ownership of ‘common property’ in NSW was the concept of company title. What is Company Title?

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