Warning: Marblesheen Pool Coatings Containing Asbestos
What is Marblesheen/Marblelite? Marblesheen also known as Marblelite is a decorative coating applied to the surface of concrete pool shells with the average thickness between 5-25mm. It is primarily composed of white cement and white marble chips between 1-2mm in diameter. If the Marblesheen coating was applied prior to 1990, it may include asbestos. How […]
Smoking in Strata (Qld)
A Body Corporate cannot ban smoking in strata altogether and similarly, owners and occupiers may not just smoke wherever they want to. Smoking on common property can only be restricted if it unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of another lot or the common property. However, this is not the case when there are substantially enclosed […]
Ridiculous Motions
Can the Committee Refuse To Accept Ridiculous Motions? When such motions are submitted to the committee for inclusion on the next general meeting agenda, committees are left wondering how they are meant to deal with them. This is particularly so when the motions submitted are defamatory of owners or occupiers within the scheme. The first idea […]