disputes

Body corporate legal battle over red roof ‘ludicrous’ waste of money

2025-03-26T12:16:03+11:00

OCN Director, Chris Irons says the dispute between an owner and a body corporate over roof colour should never have reached Queensland's Body Corporate and Community Management Commission (BCCM), which involves significant legal fees. Guest: Chris Irons, Director of the Owners Corporation Network Listen to interview with Steve Austin (from 1:05:30):https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/brisbane-mornings/mornings/104855614 Related article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-29/former-body-corporate-commissioner-condemns-red-roof-dispute/104867928

Body corporate legal battle over red roof ‘ludicrous’ waste of money2025-03-26T12:16:03+11:00

Apartment Noise Nightmare: Commercial Gym

2024-11-22T16:56:55+11:00

Karen Stiles spoke on the Real Estate Podcast about people buying into an apartment building with a commercial gym within the building. Karen described a situation where one owner had to call the Police because of a sound that was like a bomb going off.  It turns out it was noise coming the gym and the dropping off weights. The vibrations from dropping of dumb bells and re-racking of weights were creating [...]

Apartment Noise Nightmare: Commercial Gym2024-11-22T16:56:55+11:00

Liberals to establish Strata and Building Commissioner

2024-11-04T18:19:14+11:00

Speaking at a Public Forum last night on Strata Matters organised by the Strata Community Association ACT and the Owners Corporation Network, Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee said that under a Liberal Government a Strata & Building Commissioner will be established.  The Commissioner would be a single point of contact for people living in apartment and townhouse complexes and assist people facing challenges and issues in strata living, including defects and building [...]

Liberals to establish Strata and Building Commissioner2024-11-04T18:19:14+11:00

Strata manager banned by NSW Fair Trade for 10 years

2024-07-30T17:53:23+10:00

Owners Corporation Network Executive Director Karen Stiles spoke with Sarah Macdonald on ABC mornings about Whitney Wang's 10 year ban for professional (or lack there-of) conduct. “I am hoping this the first step of many more,” she said. Ms Stiles said the NSW Strata Commissioner was creating a good first step and encouraged other states to follow suit. Listen here: Strata Manager banned for  10 years - Karen speaks with [...]

Strata manager banned by NSW Fair Trade for 10 years2024-07-30T17:53:23+10:00

Philip has been waiting 10 years for strata to fix a leak in his apartment

2024-02-05T15:32:03+11:00

3 FEBRUARY 2024 For a decade Philip Baigent endured water pooling on his balcony and leaking into his flat, warping the floorboards and causing mould. Karen Stiles, the executive director of the Owners’ Corporation Network of Australia, says governments set up strata as a housing model, but “don’t support it in any way”. “For example, owners’ corporations are not eligible for disaster relief because that’s only available to individuals and small [...]

Philip has been waiting 10 years for strata to fix a leak in his apartment2024-02-05T15:32:03+11:00

‘Confidence is waning’: New strata commissioner’s urgent task to support high-rise city

2024-02-05T15:39:47+11:00

2 FEBRUARY 2024 A plan to build millions of apartments across Sydney will falter without major changes to the laws underpinning ownership and management of the properties, the state’s new strata commissioner warns. “The whole issue around housing supply, around affordability, and ultimately social and economic wellbeing, requires strata to be successful and requires people to have confidence in strata, and I guess the concern is there are areas where confidence [...]

‘Confidence is waning’: New strata commissioner’s urgent task to support high-rise city2024-02-05T15:39:47+11:00

Appointment of a Strata Commissioner for NSW

2023-10-09T12:38:46+11:00

9 OCTOBER 2023 “We welcome today’s announcement that NSW has appointed a Commissioner dedicated to Strata. The appointment of a Strata Commissioner should lead to better coordinated, and transparent responses to the many challenges facing this growing housing sector,” Karen Stiles, Executive Director, Owners Corporation Network said. “Right now, cost-of-living pressures are putting the spotlight on opaque market practices. Strata residents are facing an energy transition, sustainability demands, and rising costs [...]

Appointment of a Strata Commissioner for NSW2023-10-09T12:38:46+11:00

Strata committees can cause grief for apartment owners. Here’s where conflict starts, and how to avoid it.

2023-09-28T14:05:10+10:00

28 SEPTEMBER 2023 There are almost 3 million apartments or townhouses around the country that have one thing in common: they're covered by a strata scheme. It means the people who own those properties pay regular strata fees to cover any costs related to shared space. Strata committees — elected volunteer owners — make day-to-day decisions about things like building maintenance, repairs, renovations and other big-ticket items.  They're important decisions. But strata committees [...]

Strata committees can cause grief for apartment owners. Here’s where conflict starts, and how to avoid it.2023-09-28T14:05:10+10:00

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