Strata Solve

18/10/2026

One of the many issues we're assisting clients with at present - efflorescence, and how to address it. Sidenote: trying saying 'efflorescence' several times, in a hurry...

15/10/2026

ICYMI: the Commissioner's Office has an excellent guide specifically about tenants in strata - an often misunderstood and ignored area of optimally running a strata scheme. Read more: https://buff.ly/3d20GSI and, for good measure, enjoy this reference to 'renting': https://buff.ly/eb9jfYV

Taken from their second studio album Actually, released in 1987, Pe...

13/10/2026

We had a client recently complain of a 'hostile takeover' of their strata committee. Is that possible? Or are all committee changes simply due to the will of the people and a function of democracy at work?

11/10/2026

Is there too much red tape when it comes to voting outside committee meetings and ensuring owners are kept informed? Read our (somewhat direct) response on pages 18 and 19 of October's The QLD Strata Magazine: https://buff.ly/Ujzm2kg

Welcome to The QLD Strata Magazine. The 1st issue, due out in Sept 2020, will include the latest Q&As and articles for strata living in QLD.

08/10/2026

Yet another reminder - not that it was really needed - that words have big consequences in strata and if you're going to say injudicious things on social media, be prepared to pay: https://buff.ly/3zQvUdQ

A condo chairman was ordered to pay $100,000 damages for defaming a managing agent in Facebook posts and emails during a dispute at Bellewoods estate. Read more at straitstimes.com.

06/10/2026

Even strata experts must do their committee training! If it's good enough for me, it's good enough for all owners - in all jurisdictions. Hopefully they will soon follow NSW's lead

29/09/2026

STRATA SOLVE TIP: little in strata is binary, so rather than asking questions like 'can the body corporate do that?', reframe to 'what result do I/we want?' Things might start to crystallise when you do

27/09/2026

Even on a Sunday afternoon rewatch, it brings so much joy...

24/09/2026

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