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We are considering getting some new windows installed (probably either double-hung, or horizontal sliding windows), and were very interested to see some windows which can be cleaned entirely from indoors, and without needing to remove the flyscreen - very useful in high-rise apartments. They...

I've attached photos of old window locks on our double hung aluminium windows which we would like to replace. Apparently it is very difficult to find replacement locks for these windows. Do you know what the window lock in my photos is called? The lock works by pulling the latch away from the...

Early this year (before June 2010), tenants have moved out of my unit. Different tenants have continuously been in the unit for more than 10 years - I have never lived there. All of the wear and tear and 'damage' has happened when tenants have been in there. I won't be renting it out any...

Hi everyone, I am asking about the precautions people should take before allowing any tradesman onto your property, particularly checking that they are properly insured. In order to do this, it seems that it can be quite a lot of work? I am mainly going by pages such as these: -...

Is there a website or something that shows the typical costs one can expect when managing a block of units? Ve-ry interesting. For the next AGM, the strata managing company has put in a motion to sign a new agreement with them. (FYI, the agreement is from ISTM [Institute of Strata Title...

Hm, do I have any reasonable hope of going to the Dept Of Fair Trading with this? ----------------- Summary of post: Real estate agent organized emergency repairs to the garage door without realizing it was common property. Strata manager refuses to compensate me because they insist their...

Does anyone have any experiences to share about a strata manager that they didn't like, and trying to replace them? Most articles that I've read talk about the "owners corporation" (i.e. all owners in a block of units) being able to do certain things, but it makes them sound like a cohesive...

Summary of post: Real estate agent organized emergency repairs to the garage door without realizing it was common property. Strata manager refuses to compensate me because they insist their own tradesmen should have been used rather than the real estate's. I own a unit in a block of...