Spontaneous Exploding Glass

Spontaneous Exploding Glass

This month we have partnered with Express Glass to explain the dangers of poorly manufactured glass and how you can avoid the potential risks. Spontaneous glass explosions in apartment blocks has highlighted the dangers of cheap and faulty building glass flooding into...
Improvement to Common Property

Improvement to Common Property

Can a lot owner make an improvement to common property that will only benefit that specific lot? A requirement of a Lot Owner, wanting to make an improvement to the Common Property, is to seek the relevant approval prior to proceeding with the improvement. It is worth...
Know Your Neighbours

Know Your Neighbours

This month, Draincare have outlined the benefits of knowing your neighbours when living in a strata scheme. As a plumbing maintenance company who services numerous body corporate clients through an afterhours service it comes to light that numerous unit occupants...
Power to Enter a Lot

Power to Enter a Lot

Can a lot owner refuse access to their lot to a contractor, engaged by the Body Corporate to complete maintenance? Section 163 of the Body Corporate and community Management Act 1997 states: In this months adjudication order, the Body Corporate sought an order from...