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STRATA RESOURCES

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    Keep your water supply safe

    Most multi-dwelling buildings are required to have backflow prevention valve systems to ensure that fresh water only flows one way, and the main water supply cannot be contaminated by discharges from the building.  The larger your building, usually the more complex the plumbing and the greater the risk of serious preventable mishaps.   What is backflow?  […]

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    Lift Maintenance and Registration

    Lifts in strata Lifts are critical infrastructure for strata schemes. Any outage will create serious difficulties for residents, particularly those with mobility challenges, and the responsibility for repairing and maintaining lifts is a key one for owners corporations. Repairs and maintenance First and foremost, the annual levies budget should provide adequately for both regular and […]

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    Using car spaces for storage in strata

    There are a lot of positives to strata living, but one frequent source of friction and complaints can be storage. Residents often see an obvious solution in their dedicated garage or car space only to find out the hard way that it’s not that simple. Many strata schemes have bylaws that specify that garages can […]

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    Strata By-Laws

    WHAT ARE STRATA BY-LAWS? By-laws are the rules that guide how strata communities live together. Their legal basis is in the regulations attached to NSW strata title laws. The by-laws for your scheme are available through your Strata+ MyProperty login. By-laws may be made for the management, administration, control, use of the lots or common […]

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    What are strata levies?

    Strata levies are payments owners are required by law to make for the building’s running costs. Strata levies are the most misunderstood issue when it comes to strata living. Apartment owners sometimes feel they are being taxed on apartment living, and as the definition of “levy” directly translates to “tax” or fine” it is easy […]

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    Project Intervene

    Using the expertise of the Building Commissioner to negotiate and mediate with developers on defects. The NSW Government’s crackdown on building standards includes a short, sharp blitz to pressure developers to take ownership of defects in existing buildings rather than drag issues out in legal disputes.  Known as Project Intervene, powers aimed at lifting standards […]

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    Sustainability upgrades in strata

    What can be done in strata to reduce energy consumption and utility bills? Up to 60% of energy consumption in large buildings, like apartments, comes from common areas and shared services and around 25% of the administrative fund are spent on utility bills. According to City of Sydney research, apartment buildings can reduce common property […]

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    Negotiating a better energy deal for your strata

    Over the past 12 months, global energy prices have been soaring. Individually, as consumers, and collectively, as strata owners, we have felt the brunt. Globally, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has crimped supplies of both coal and gas. Closer to home, the price impact has been compounded by coal-fired plants undergoing forced or planned maintenance As a […]

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