Industry first complete review of strata insurance – here’s everything you need to know! SCA (QLD) has been consistently promoting how crucial the role of a body corporate manager is to the running of a scheme, and this report has confirmed that. It was revealed that strata managers perform 47 critical functions in the insurance supply…
A District Court judge once described Queensland’s strata legislation as “incomprehensible as it is over-prescriptive”. It is this legislation that aims to govern and regulate all of the competing interests that take hold in a community titles scheme. It should come as no surprise that in this mix we regularly see fictions about how the…
Many people have found themselves confused about what duties fall under the responsibility of the body corporate versus the strata manager. In this article we iron out some of the confusion. The following conclusive list of keys differences between the responsibility of the body corporate and that of a strata manager: The body corporate…
Part 2 – Enforcement of Body Corporate Debts Striking levies is one thing; getting paid on time is another. Recovering levies from owners is an important role for the Body Corporate and one that should be taken seriously by the committee, taking into account any special circumstances that may arise. The timely collection of levies…
The world of body corporate is one in which there is a large range of options and decisions to be considered. Unsurprisingly, therefore, it is common that my Office gets asked questions of the “Do I have to…?” variety. Sometimes the answer to such questions is a bit more involved than a simple yes or…