I’m happy to announce that my regular co-host is BACK this week! Reena and I are covering: what to do about a dysfunctional strata committeewhether disclosing the expiry date of an agency agreement on the front page is sufficient compliance with section 50(6) of the NSW Acthow to amend motions during a general meeting without…

This week, I have the pleasure of Mark Atkinson’s company. The director of Atkinson Legal in Western Australia, Mark has been at the forefront of strata law reform in the state – a massive 24-year undertaking. Amendments to the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) commenced on 1 May 2020. Mark summarises the key changes for us and…

Back when the world was a little different (February, to be precise) I spent an evening with residents of The City of Canterbury-Bankstown, answering their questions about: feeding stray animals and birds on common property: can we pass a by-law to prevent this?how to deal with a lot owner who is renting out his divided…

In this live chat conducted on our Facebook page last Friday afternoon over virtual drinks, SCA (NSW) President, Chris Duggan, shared with me: why strata seems to have been left off the government’s COVID agenda why 6pm strata meetings are a thing of the past how our committees need to get comfortable with shades of…

I’m chatting to Sasha Boe of Real Estate Training Solutions about the property industry reforms that commenced in NSW on 23 March 2020 (yes, you may have been distracted by other things!) These reforms impact the way our strata managers operate – from the title they’re allowed to give themselves, to the training and qualifications…

Rob Broadhead of 2020 Fire Protection joins me with an update on the accreditation scheme (almost) in place for fire safety practitioners. * To quote Rob, his industry is now moving from “ragtag bunch of tradies” to “accredited professionals”. When we’re dealing with fire safety, that is indeed a welcome change. We also discuss the impact…

Reena and I are answering the past week’s COVID questions. They just keep coming, and getting more complex… how to hold a meeting with one person present, simply to resolve to conduct electronic meetingswhich council is deferring the fine on late AFSS’sdealing with the increase in noise complaints now that everyone is homereducing levies, waiving…

This week, I’m bringing you the conversation that I had with Heidi Dening over on our Facebook Page during last Friday’s “Happy Hour”. Heidi shared her top tips for building personal and organisational resilience during challenging times, including identifying those who will rise and thrive when the current crisis is over. As you’ll hear, we…

If you haven’t yet checked out the special episode I released last weekend covering off NSW meeting procedures in the face of COVID-19 concerns, head over here now and check it out. In this week’s episode with Reena (recorded before the above special) we’re dealing with: email accounts set up by committees and not shared…

I’m releasing a special edition of the podcast this weekend, answering a question many owners, committee members and strata managers have been asking: Do we have to hold our strata meetings in person? We’re all trying to reduce the risk and spread of infection. Is there a legal way to avoid in-person meetings? This episode…