by hbcmwp | Jun 18, 2026 | Adjudicators Orders
Strata managers regularly face situations where the clock is working against the usual approval processes. While the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) imposes strict spending controls, it also allows flexibility where genuine emergencies arise....
by hbcmwp | May 21, 2026 | Adjudicators Orders
Recent rain has forced water ingress issues into the spotlight again for many bodies corporate unfortunately. In Camden [2026][1] an Applicant lot owner found themselves at odds with the Committee for this scheme after the lot owner raised concerns about water flowing...
by hbcmwp | Apr 23, 2026 | Adjudicators Orders
In Sunrise at 1770 [2026] QBCCMCmr 68, an Adjudicator was requested to vary an interim order which precluded Respondent Lot owners from building on their residential lot in 1770, Queensland. By way of background, Sunrise at 1770 is a community titles scheme comprised...
by hbcmwp | Mar 19, 2026 | Adjudicators Orders
From time to time, particularly in complexes where there is a mixed us of lots, owners of certain lots may wish to lodge a development application with Council to seek Council approval to make changes to their lot. It is often at this time that owners will discover...
by hbcmwp | Feb 19, 2026 | Adjudicators Orders
A recent Standard Format Plan case highlights the significant difference between infrastructure managed by a Body Corporate under a Building Format Plan and that to be managed by a Lot Owner under a Standard Format Plan. In Federation Row[1] the owner of Lot 5...
by hbcmwp | Jan 28, 2026 | Adjudicators Orders
In the writer’s experience, community living is not for everyone. Friction can occur when an occupier is unwilling or unable to accept that community living involves compromise, the observance of rules and that a “man’s home is NOT his castle”. For many occupiers it...
