Body corporate managers and caretaking service contractors often assist the body corporate to engage service providers such as pool cleaners, gardeners and tradies as well as obtaining insurance quotes.
They may also lawfully receive commissions or benefits from service providers they recommend to a body corporate. However, where ANY benefit is received – be it cash or in-kind – it must, by law, be disclosed to the body corporate.
The adjudication decision of Hatlowe Heights [2024] QBCCMCmr 6 (Hatlowe Heights) gives rise to an interesting conundrum in body corporate decision-making.
This article discusses further changes to the BCCMA that specifically addresses occupiers who are not owners.
Occasionally in bodies corporate, property can be damaged through no fault of the property’s owner. The property’s owner may be an owner of a lot, an occupier or the body corporate. Under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) (the Act), a property owner may seek reimbursement or an order for repair, in certain circumstances, through…
Monetary liabilities – part 1 It’s 2am Saturday morning and the student on the bottom floor unit burns his toast looking for a post-midnight snack. The fire alarm triggers, the whole building is evacuated and the firies give up their weight room workout for a bit and roll up to do nothing more than charge…
Last week we discussed how to form a Committee, and this week we look at the next steps in the process when a Committee cannot be formed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). It is a requirement of The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 that a Committee is formed at the AGM, and…
