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Amanda, we definitely care about the interest rate we pay or receive....wish it was explained fully....

The best fire safety thing you can do in strata is to……….Get Out of Strata. Problem solved.

Wonder how many owners sold their property prior to monies being garnered.

Just put a clothesline on the balcony. Don’t worry about the $500 leather jacket left on common property for a criminal to steal it? Don’t think so.

The saying shouldn’t be called Building Neglect. People should call it, Committee members/Owners Corporation neglect.

Thanks , easy to follow breakdown of key points. More from the hot AI guy 😂

One of the biggest issues I had when I lived in Strata was exactly that. Vested interests. Whether that be a Company who has multiple voting rights or a group of individuals that are just vexatious and bandy together. Great explanation by A.I. You’ll be out of a job soon Amanda.

What’s the case no?

It’s often the committee members didn’t want to keep records to get away with doing the wrong things. Agreed that there should be something to regulate both strata managers and committee members as well.

It is bad enough in Strata decisions when you are up against “Individual” lot owners that are biased and or ignorant in the decision making process. But it is even worse when a majority of lot owners are a combined entity or corporation, example Owner 55’s complex that have hidden or not so hidden agendas. Example increasing Strata levies year on year to indirectly force owners to sell at a fire sale price. I have been involved in a situation like this. My advice: Get Out Of Strata Whilst you Can. Or better still, don’t buy into Strata. Good luck to everyone in Strata. You will need it.

Aww, I always feel bad for the next door neighbours. My son plays video games into the night and when he has his window open, you can hear it! When I see it, I make him shut it. Too bad your remote doesn’t do anything for computer games.

That’s great advice and it works well when ( all things being equal) common sense prevails. But…..when multiple (and a majority) Committee members hate you, time to sell and buy Torrens Title.

With vaping now taking over from cigarettes. It is very, very easy to obscure the vape and the process. Evidence needs to be collected and it will be nigh on impossible to enforce prosecution if the vapourer is smart enough.

Lots of comments coming in? Not on the U-tube feed.

Thank you so much for your podcasts. Valuable info and relevant links inclusive! Love your work, from one strata secretary who is trying to educate myself on behalf of our owners and tenants alike...

Always make sure if you can to get an odd number on the Committee so a decision can always be decided ( all unit sizes being equal)

The inner strength comes from past life incarnations. Fyi.

The three reasons for joining a Strata Committee is threefold 1. To make sure money is spent when it needs to be spent and 2. To make sure money ( when it is spent) is not wasted or spent efficiently. 3. To make sure ( if possible) that if decisions are made they to not adversely affect me.

Great guest thank you.

In my experience the biggest problem is that Strata Committees are what I call “Decentralised” in that every Strata complex is a stand alone microcosm. So, every unit/townhouse complex needs to stand alone on its own feet so to speak. So, every committee needs to Reinvent the wheel, which makes every Strata Committee and Strata management complicated because every 10 years or so there is a brand new dynamic of all the stakeholders. This is the opposite of a Centralised system which in my vernacular is Torrens title. With a Committee- every person in that committee has either an agenda or a personal individual preference which clouds their collective judgment because they have a personal/ individual judgment based on bias and non experience.

Legislation please. Now. Chris Minns do you hear me? Lol

Funny; I have searched the world wide web far and wide and for the life of me I can’t find a Torrens Title podcast. Hence the problems of Strata versus Torrens Title. Get out while you can!

Are you willing to pay more? Common sense answer is; I will pay the Market Price.

The Strata Manager should disclose any Conflict of Interest….and in my case ( when I lived in Strata) was the Conflict of Interest relating to the Strata Manager and the Strata Committee. Yes you heard me correctly. In my case the Strata Manager did everything the Committee wanted to keep the on-going contract to the detriment of ALL owners. Have you thought of that topic? I can give you an example if you like. Just reach out to me.

I have noisy neighbors and they're driving me crazy it's loud rap music at all times of the day and night I talked to the landlady and she won't do anything about it unless the Noisy Neighbor receives a citation from the police the problem is he has a camera on his outside door and when he sees the police come he turns it down when he sees them leave he turns it up even louder than he had it the police say if we can't hear it we can't write a citation so this means the tenant is creating a Non-Stop noise problem by using a camera to know when the cops come and go I have tried to find another place to live but that's easier said than done not only because of a housing crisis but also rising rent rates besides that if you do find somewhere to move to you might move Into a place that's worse

I find the biggest problem is the long term owners think they have the right to run the place without being asked WHY? They do not like to be questioned, they do not like spending money. For too long they have lived here and not paid enough money to maintain the properties and now lots need doing. "We dont do anything to the roof unless we get a leak". No maintenance

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I am interested if there were any real consequences on the strata manager for such egregious behaviour

Good on you for referring to strata as a “community “. And those who disparage “hippies” just aren’t with-it!

what? block....

Can you please discuss short term leasing in strata - if it’s your primary residence but what to short term lease in between our visits to our holiday home - how can we store keys in common areas what are our rights?

I wonder how the DBP act applies to older buildings - reports I have seen seem to say it does. Which then seems it is now infeasible for me to ever renovate my 45 year old 😱bathroom, as many other units did their renovation prior to the act. And I don’t see a case where I can happily pay 10-20k on top of the actual cost for a renovation, plus the exclusive use bylaw and registration. Our strata manager also seems to know nothing about such matters

Hi Amanda and Chris, thank you so much for this episode. Just wondering if Design and Building Practitioner Act 2020 can hold builders developers designers accountable for buildings with defects constructed after June 2010 if the special purpose vehicle was dissolved citing Duty of Care?

Looking forward to this.

Whoa seems quiet extreme😮, I’m pretty sure you need to find a hobby and get out of the house maybe

I think if you legal age and legalized what’s the oppressive approach to this insanity

I own my complex and am a grown ass adult , what can do they do if I smoke outside my complex.

Who than supports the WA Owners,

Amazing

Thank you, Amanda and Colin

It's just absolutely delightful to learn about how Bill Kritharas takes pleasure in practicing his own unique brand of "jungle law."

While recording may encourage some people to be more polite, I also think that others find it intimidating and it inhibits them from expressing their opinions freely.

Great info as usual Amanda. Thanks.

Cath's approach to working with her strata group is inspirational. The key to success really is good communication and getting residents involved.

PLEASE HELP. In a community strata. Can you vote for yourself as Chairman at an AGM when the strata committee has been voted in and positions are being voted on.

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I live in an apartment for 8 years I got no trouble at all with the previous neighbors then a woman came in and I started to hear all kinds of loud television noise loud phones and just her screaming I talked with her a couple times and tried to convince her that this behavior has to change in order to live next to each other peaceful It did not change much so I recorded it for a couple months then I did send it to my rental company they invited me for a talk and explained everything they told me that they would talk with her and take action if needed She got a warning they told me a couple weeks later and this process has been for like 4x already She simply says I have the right to live and it's just the thin walls of the apartment building itself Having very less empathy and care about the environment and ppl around her It's very annoying because no matter what I document and send to the rental company She manages to deal with it and kind of gets away with it with a sisser for my feeling while I take this very serious a local police officer which is assigned to contact considering these issues even told me If u can afford to move out I would advise u to do so because honestly it will take a long time and a lot of documentation In order for the rental company to really take action while he said even with police reports must build up a dossier and probably sue her This frustrates me a lot knowing that she can just go on with this behavior i don't know what to do anymore to the point I don't live in my living room I moved to the other side of the apartment where I made a bedroom a small office This is the only thing that works for me in order to stay physically healthy and mental just because there it is silent and peaceful I don't want to move because I like living here

A very informative overview of an Industry that has complexities but has great backup in many organisations such as ARAMA.