Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered a question from Susan and Peter: does the Act compel owners corporations to get any particular number of independent quotes at the time that Management Agency Agreements expire?

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered a question from Chris: can we make a by-law to prevent individual owners from getting quotes for jobs without the consent of the committee?

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Frank’s question: which section of the NSW legislation allows an owners corporation to pass on the costs of an increased insurance premium?

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Therese’s question: can a proxy holder nominate themselves for a committee position? PLUS an invite to an IN-PERSON event Amanda will be speaking at for one lucky group of strata owners next week. Find out if that includes you!

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda shared her answers to a couple of strata questions that didn’t make it to the ABC News Live Blog, AND took a close look at Nena’s question: should my strata building cancel its GST registration?

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Tracey’s question: “I’ve been advised by the strata manager that balcony repairs are not covered by insurance. Is this correct?”

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Peter’s question: if an owner fails to lodge a claim for a minor defect to common property within the defect period and later requests repairs, can the owners corporation be held responsible?

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Leisha and Amanda’s question: What are the various methods for raising funds, and what are the pros and cons of strata loans?

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Viv’s question: “Our strata manager has a policy that they will not issue a notice to comply with a by-law until there are 4 breaches. This is not in line with the Act. Can they do this?”

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Peter’s question: does the Owners Corporation have a ‘duty of care’ with regard to ‘toxic behaviour’ (e.g. bullying, harassment, intimidation, defamation)? 

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Vivienne’s question about a committee member who is short-term letting: does this member have a conflict of interest when the subject comes up at committee meetings and can they be excluded from the discussion?

Ask Amanda Now: One Strata Question Answered

In today’s “Ask Amanda Now” session, Amanda answered Wendy’s question: “What data can we reasonably expect to be transferred by our old strata manager to our new strata manager? We received 1000 jpeg files, all unlabelled and unintelligible.”