Debt Recovery FAQ’s It’s no surprise, given we’re talking about dollars and cents, that issues about body corporate levies and debt recovery are common place. We’ve attempted to compile some of the more frequently asked questions below, with answers. As always, it is not legal advice and is provided as a guide only. Q1. I…
Commissioners Corner – Financial Management Part 2 Let’s talk about money. Part 2 In Part One of this series, I talked about body corporate finances and, in particular, the responsibilities of lot owners to pay their levies. Equally, the body corporate and its committee has responsibilities for how they spend body corporate funds and in…
Annual General Meetings – Part Two Top Tips In my earlier article – part one – I covered some of the basic processes of an annual general meeting (AGM), including some of the key timeframes involved. With those details in mind, this article – part two – provides some AGM tips. You might like…
Commissioners Corner: Financial Management Part 1 Let’s talk about money. It’s a subject everyone has an opinion on, and this is also true about finances in the body corporate context. While the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act) and its Regulation Modules are prescriptive about the process for collecting and then spending…
Commissioners Corner: AGM Basics and Timeframes Not surprisingly, one of the most common inquiries received by the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management is about general meetings of a body corporate. The queries are often about the timeframes involved as well as some of the more basic processes. Given that a…
Commissioners Corner: Towing Orders The issue of vehicle towing, including if, when and how the body corporate can tow an “illegally” parked vehicle, has been raised at a number of public information seminars presented by my Office. There are no simple answers to these types of questions. Each situation is different and it depends on…
We are pleased to welcome you back and hope you had a safe and happy festive holiday season. Before we launch into new content for 2019, we think it is important to look back on some of the key topics in strata covered last year to help everyone get off to a flying start to…
A common enquiry for our Office is about the responsibility for pest control, particularly in relation to termites. This is not surprising, given the amount of damage a pest can cause. There have also been adjudication orders regarding pest control. As always, this information is not meant to be legal advice and our Office certainly…
Already, the year has kicked off in a busy fashion for my Office, with high demand for both information and dispute resolution services. We had a record number of dispute resolution applications in 2016-17, and this current financial year is already on track to ‘better’ that result. This tells me that the need for timely…
One of the more common queries my Office receives is about access to body corporate records. It stands to reason this query would come up frequently, as it is through access to records that a person with an interest in that scheme can learn – objectively – about how things are operating at the scheme,…