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Last week we had to get plumbers to fix a blocked drain in our villa IP (second time the plumbers had been called for a blocked drain over the last few months). When questioning the plumber, he explained that the drain had tree roots that was blocking the flow. Question is, since this issue...

Hi all For those living in eastern suburbs of Melbourne, remember the earthquake of June 2012 which hit 5.5 on the Ricther scale? A day after the earthquake, the brick fence surrounding my IP collapsed. My IP is 1 out of 8 units. Body Corporate (BC) got an insurance assessor out to...

Hi guys and girls. Long time follower first time poster. First of all, love the site, when I purchased my first property I bought it under license agreement - I got the template from this site. Heppled a lot as the lawyer knew about it but never had done one before. I got a problem...

I am a PM and have recently seen a massive increase in fees being charged by Strata Managers to owners for late payment of accounts. These fees are paid to the Strata Manager and not to the Body Corporate. For example, one Strata Manager in Canberra applies a fee of $44 if payment is not made...

Hi all, I own a unit in Victoria, in a block of 8. The paid Owners Corp manager believes that the building needs an Asbestos Inspection Report & Register, as the OH&S law(s) may have recently changed. The OC doesn't directly employ anyone to look after the property. A gardener is...

Hi All, I am interested in a unit which is 40 years old. I asked for building inspection report, the agent is telling me that for units, I should ask for body corporate notes and not building inspection report. He mentioned, building inspection is only available for houses and not...

I am thinking of purchasing a property that was sub-divided into 2 units townhouses. The total land size is 800m2 - sub-divided in 450m2 on the first unit and 250m2 on the second. The common area (100m2)is the driveway which both units will use to enter into their car parking. According to the...

Hi Guys, perchased my first IP about a month ago and just received a letter from Body Corp re: Water expenses and having insufficient funds to meet financial commitments. Now in a block of 8 they are asking me to pay $1044 for a "water charges and fund shortage levy".......Does that...

Hi guys I was hoping for some advice from the gurus with legal knowledge / experience on Body corporate dealings. · We have purchased our first PPOR and wish to remove internal walls and install floating floors into our apartment.The unit is in NSW · We have had a structural engineer provide a...

Everyone is telling me different things and I am sooooo confused All I want to do is put a godam air con in my unit :mad: My unit is #9 up the far end of the building complex on the top floor. The mains switchboard is next to #1 about 15 or 20 metres away. Sorry for starting this new...