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• Download Bernadette Janson’s booklet, Renovations for Profit
• Get Amanda’s ebook, The One Thing That Dramatically Improves Apartment Living
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Renovators often face having their strata apartment renovation plans get rejected. This can be frustrating because as a renovator, you want to get that apartment ready to be sold. Delays and setbacks only mean that your investment isn’t making you any money. But what can you do when you don’t understand why your plans are not getting approved?

In this episode, I have Amanda Farmer as my special guest. She throws a whole lot of light regarding the legalities of renovating in strata buildings. If you’re like me, you would have already faced a ton of issues when dealing with the owner’s corporation, especially when they themselves don’t have any idea of what’s required in terms of approvals. 

She also talks about where the responsibilities and liabilities lie, and the costs, requirements, and timeframe for getting your bylaw drafted. 

Renovating a strata apartment isn’t impossible. All it takes is to know which approvals you need to get. If you know what you need to do then everything should be a breeze!

 

What we discussed in this episode:

 

1. Three types of renovation work and corresponding approval needed [4:18]
2. Avenues for dealing with rejected renovation plans [5:44]
3. What constitutes common property [8:23]
4. Where the responsibilities for waterproofing lie [10:26]
5. Claiming building insurance for waterproofing issues [12:18]
6. The importance of having bylaws in place [15:46]
7. Getting approval to drain the entire building of water [18:50]
8. Short-term rentals and Airbnb [22:40]
9. The Strata Portal about to be launched [27:07]
10. The right order when getting strata approval and council approval [28:46]
11. The timeframe and cost for getting a bylaw drafted [35:49]

About Our Guest

Amanda Farmer is the owner of Lawyers Chambers, a strata-focused legal practice in Sydney. She is a Fellow and Council Member of the Australian College of Strata Lawyers and the founder of Women in Strata. An increasingly in-demand speaker, she is the host of the Your Strata Property podcast, the world’s only podcast dedicated to exploring and explaining the legal complexities of strata-titled properties.

Connect with Amanda on her website.

 

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