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Items Covered by Residential Strata Building Insurance

Residential strata building insurance provides general insurance cover for the building, shared or ‘common’ areas, common property and common area contents. There are several items...

Levy Recovery Time Limitations

Bodies Corporate are urged to commence levy recovery action against lot owners with outstanding levy payments within 2 years. A recent ruling made by a...

Aluminium Composite Cladding

Action has been taken by the Queensland State Government to tackle an issue that directly impacts the safety of strata property owners: flammable cladding. This...

Body Corporate Insurance Premiums And Excesses

A Body Corporate must take out body corporate insurance for its Community Title Scheme. Each owner must pay part of the costs for that insurance....

Committee Spending

*The following information is for community titles schemes registered under the Standard, Accommodation and Small Schemes module. Committee Spending And Spending Limits The relevant limit...

Why Do I Need A Strata Inspection Report?

When buying a unit it is very important to obtain a Strata Inspection Report. A Strata Inspection Report does not replace a building report however...

REMINDER: Changes to DEFT Payments at Australia Post

There Have Been Changes to DEFT Payments At Australia Post. You may be aware that on 1st October 2016 a $2.75 processing fee was introduced...

Can you build a contingency into a Body Corporate Budget?

Can You Have A Contingency in a Body Corporate Budget? Contingency is a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with...

Living or Investing In A Community Titles Scheme

Owning A Lot In A Community Titles Scheme Owning a lot in a community titles scheme brings certain obligations beyond those of owning a detached...