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Clear Painting Agreements

There are many different forms of agreement drafted by contractors and clients setting out the obligations of each party to the agreement. Some forms of agreement are great, covering off all the important stuff such as details of the service including standards to be provided and the payment terms for the service. Then there are…

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Smoke Alarms – Are you Compliant? (QLD)

Last year, Archers the Strata Professionals published an article on the topic of smoke alarms in anticipation of the pending legislative changes, which can be read here. With the recent Grenfell Tower tragedy and with changes effective as of 1 January 2017 pertaining to smoke alarms, we feel that it is timely to remind readers…

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Dealing with Difficult People

Few new strata managers walking in on their first day have the slightest inkling what is in store for them unless they have extensive customer-service experience. Without scaring everyone too much let me say in no uncertain terms that some of the people with whom you will deal will be very difficult. Why is that?…

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Sustainability Laws Trump Strata By-laws!

Solar power capacity increased tenfold between 2009 and 2011 in Australia. It then quadrupled by 2016. This all occurred at a time when the price of carbon and the Kyoto Protocol were hot topics, and a café latte with smashed avocado on toast became a favourite choice for breakfast. But the government knew that it…

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