Private Eyes are Watching You!

Private Eyes are Watching You!

Can a body corporate install cameras on the common property and who has a right to that footage?  Can the body corporate be compelled to hand over that footage? Is the footage “private”? Recent decision Royal Pines Principal Body Corporate affirmed the current...
Is a Committee of One a Valid Committee?

Is a Committee of One a Valid Committee?

Owners may be aware that the body corporate is required to have at least three (3) individuals making up a Committee and can have up to seven (7) individuals on the Committee, depending on the size of the scheme. It is important for Committee members to act...
Is The Grass Always Greener?

Is The Grass Always Greener?

In recent case Harpullia [2022] QBCCMCmr 473 (22 December 2022), the body corporate – having received no response from lot owners to their several pieces of correspondence regarding the state of their garden – eventually sought orders from an Adjudicator to compel the...
The Importance of Correct Resolution Types

The Importance of Correct Resolution Types

What is a resolution type and what may happen if the incorrect one is used? Many body corporate decisions have to be made at a general meeting and in doing so the motion must state what type of resolution type is needed to determine the way in which a result is...