THE NSW STRATA MAGAZINE MARCH 2021 • ISSUE 8
INSURANCE OFFER INSIDE SAVE UP TO $500 PG 5 | STRATA INSURANCE SOLUTIONS
DIVIDING FENCES: FENCES THE WHO WHAT AND WHEN PG 24-25 | KERIN BENSON LAWYERS
SPECIAL LEVIES, LEVY PAYMENTS AND OVERDUE LEVIES
First of all, it is important to note that a Special Levy can only be raised by majority decision at a General Meeting. The motion to raise the funds would specify the amount to be raised, purpose of the funds and the due date of the levy.
QUESTION: A special levy of $3000 was struck for each of our 6 owners for our driveway to be concreted. Quotes have not even been accepted as yet, but we are now being charged interest on late payments. Is this legal? ANSWER: No debt recovery action can be taken against the owner for 30 days past the levy due date.
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Michael Smythe | Civium Communities michael.smythe@civium.com.au
In terms of a debt recovery action being taken, such as the interest you are being charged, no debt recovery action can be taken against the owner for 30 days past the levy due date. Once the 30 days has elapsed, interest would accrue against the levy from the due date of the levy at a rate of 10% per annum. Please find the below section from the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015: Section 86 Recovery of unpaid contributions part 2A states (2A) An owners corporation may, without obtaining an order under this section, recover as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction, a contribution not paid at the end of 1 month after it becomes due and payable, together with any interest payable on that unpaid contribution and the reasonable expenses of the owners corporation incurred in recovering those amounts.
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS IN STRATA
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Tyrone Shandiman Strata Insurance Solutions tshandiman@iaa.net.au
QUESTION: A motorcycle was stolen from common property. Would this be covered under the Strata’s insurance as it was parked on common property? My son recently had a registered motorcycle stolen from the designated bike rack area in our P2 car park level which is protected by a swipe access roller door. Would this be covered under the Strata’s insurance as it was parked on common property?
ANSWER: The only way a claim for a stolen motorcycle to be considered under strata insurance is a public liability claim made against the owners corporation. Strata insurance covers building & common are contents as defined in strata legislation. Motorcycles do not fall within legislative requirements for strata insurance and are therefore not covered by the property section of a strata insurance policy.
The only way a claim for a stolen motorcycle to be considered under strata insurance is a public liability claim made against the owners corporation. The motorcycle owner would need to demonstrate that the owners corporation were legally liable for the loss sustained. A common claim under a public liability policy is negligence, being that the owners corporation had a duty of care to the motor cycle owner and that they breached that duty of care. While the standard of care imposed on an owners corporation is high, it is not unlimited. Defences to a negligence claim by the motorcycle owner may be that the owners corporation does not have a duty of care to secure the motor cyclists property (it is the motor cycle owners responsibility) and also that they took all reasonable actions in the circumstances to secure the car park. The owners corporation may also have specific defences in their by-laws specific to the property in question. We always recommend that the motor vehicle / cycle owner contact their motor insurer in the first instance to make a claim and if the motor insurer believes the owners corporation are legally responsible they can pursue a recovery against the owners corporation.
OWNERS CORPORATION COMMITTEE DECISIONS
QUESTION: Our Executive Committee held Christmas drinks without approval for the spending. A resident had too much alcohol and vomited on the common property. What can be done about the unapproved spending and any liability in these circumstances? The Executive Committee in our NSW Strata Plan hosted Christmas drinks for all residents on the common property. This was funded by the Owners Corporation, however no permission to spend our funds was ever asked or given. At the event, a resident had too much alcohol and vomited on the common property. What are the Responsible Service of Alcohol rules for Owners Corporations in NSW? What if this resident had fallen and needed, say, $20,000 worth of dental work? Would ALL owners be responsible for the costs and legal implications associated with this? Surely insurance wouldn’t cover this type of accident. Would we be best to have a bylaw that covers something like this?
ANSWER: If a majority of owners disagree about having a Christmas party they can call a general meeting and reverse the strata committee’s decision and they can impose restrictions on what decisions the strata committee can make and how it spends the owners corporation’s money. This problem touches on various areas of the law: liquor licensing, strata law, public liability (also known as the law of negligence) and insurance. The Liquor Act 2007 generally only requires premises to be licensed if liquor is for sale and does not require to be licensed premises where a private party is conducted and liquor is supplied to guests free of charge. So, a private Christmas party hosted by an owners corporation should not require a liquor license. However, the Liquor Act 2007 does create offences such as supplying liquor to minors regardless of whether this occurs on premises that must be licensed or not. The Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 regulates what an owners corporation can and cannot do. It does not confer an express statutory power or function on an owners corporation to hold social functions such as Christmas parties. However, an owners corporation has the principal responsibility for the management of its strata scheme and this includes the management and control of the use of its common property and the administration of its strata scheme. It is arguable that an owners corporation organising social activities such as a Christmas party is conducive to the owners corporation carrying out those functions and, in practice, many owners corporations engage in promoting social activities that enhance their communities. Should there be doubt about the ability to do so, it is also possible to pass an empowering by-law to authorise the owners corporation to organise those social activities. A decision to have a Christmas party, however, should be the subject of a properly worded resolution of either a strata committee meeting or general meeting. If there is no such resolution, then there is no authority to spend an owners corporation’s funds on a Christmas party.
If a majority of owners disagree about having a Christmas party then under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 they can call a general meeting and reverse the strata committee’s decision to hold a Christmas party and they can impose restrictions on what decisions the strata committee can make and how it spends the owners corporation’s money. As the occupier of premises being the common property where the Christmas party is held, the owners corporation is under a common law duty to take reasonable case to ensure that guests are not injured and this probably extends to taking care that guests don’t injure themselves because they are drunk. To discharge the duty, the owners corporation should have something like a responsible service of alcohol policy and choose an area that it suitable for the party. If the owners corporation breaches that duty and a guest is injured because say they are drunk then the owners corporation may be liable to pay damages for the guest’s injuries. The strata insurer would indemnify the owners corporation for any liability it has to pay such damages if the strata policy covers public liability for having a Christmas party. If the policy does not cover it or there is an exclusion in the policy that the insurer can rely on, then the owners corporation would have to pay damages itself and likely have to raise a levy on owners to do so. Even if the strata insurer picks up the bill, then the owners corporation can expect its premiums to increase significantly in following years.
Carlo Fini | Lewis & Charles Lawyers carlofini@lewischarles.com.au
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PROXIES AND VOTING RULES FOR OWNERS CORPORATION MEETINGS
QUESTION: At a Committee meeting (not an owners corporation meeting), can a Strata Committee member have another committee member act as their proxy if they know they will be absent from the meeting? ANSWER: Not as a “proxy” per se, but effectively, yes, with the consent of the strata committee. Not as a “proxy” per se, but effectively, yes, with the consent of the strata committee, as per the section below:
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Leanne Habib | Premium Strata info@premiumstrata.com.au
34 Acting members of strata committee 1. A member of a strata committee may, with the consent of the strata committee, appoint an owner or company nominee of a corporation that is an owner who is eligible to be a member to act in his or her place as a member at any meeting of the strata committee. 2. The owner or company nominee appointed is, while so acting as a member, taken to be a member. 3. An owner or company nominee of a corporation may be appointed whether or not he or she is already a member of the strata committee. 4. If a person so appointed is a member of the strata committee, the person may, at any meeting of the strata committee, separately vote in the person’s capacity as such a member and on behalf of the member in whose place the person has been appointed to act.
COMMON PROPERTY DEFECTS AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS QUESTION: Sewer water from the unit above has leaked and caused damages to the unit below. Pipes are concealed in the wall and not visible. Can we ask the owners corporation to facilitate professional inspection to determine the exact damages to pipes and get it repaired appropriately to prevent leaks in the future? Sewer water from the unit above has leaked and caused damages to the unit below. Pipes are concealed in the wall and not visible. Can we ask the owners corporation to facilitate professional inspection to determine the exact damages to pipes and get it repaired appropriately to prevent Leaks in the future? Previous seepage of sewer water has caused damages including loss of rents due to Tenant moving out due to this problem. Who compensates for the past and ongoing damages ( loss of rent, amending repair etc)?
ANSWER: The first point of consideration would be a claim for water damage and loss of rent under the strata insurance. Leanne Habib, Premium Strata Yes, this would be the prudent course, as in the process of that inspection it could be definitively determined what the source and cause of the
Leanne Habib, Premium Strata Yes, this would be the prudent course, as in the process of that inspection it could be definitively determined what the source and cause of the damage was. If the damage is caused by a defect in or malfunction of the common property an owner may recover damages from the Owners Corporation as per subsection (5) below: Division 1 – Common property 106 Duty of owners corporation to maintain and repair property 1. An owners corporation for a strata scheme must properly maintain and keep in a state of good and serviceable repair the common property and any personal property vested in the owners corporation. 2. An owners corporation must renew or replace any fixtures or fittings comprised in the common property and any personal property vested in the owners corporation. 3. This section does not apply to a particular item of property if the owners corporation determines by special resolution that: a. it is inappropriate to maintain, renew, replace or repair the property, and b. its decision will not affect the safety of any building, structure or common property in the strata scheme or detract from the appearance of any property in the strata scheme. 4. If an owners corporation has taken action against an owner or other person in respect of damage to the common property, it may defer compliance with subsection (1) or (2) in relation to the damage to the property until the completion of the action if the failure to comply will not affect the safety of any building, structure or common property in the strata scheme.
6. An owner may not bring an action under this section for breach of a statutory duty more than 2 years after the owner first becomes aware of the loss. 7. This section is subject to the provisions of any common property memorandum adopted by the by-laws for the strata scheme under this Division, any common property rights by-law or any by-law made under section 108. 8. This section does not affect any duty or right of the owners corporation under any other law. Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions In relation to the second question, the first point of consideration would be a claim for water damage and loss of rent under the strata insurance. Generally speaking (subject to the terms conditions and exclusions of the policy), the policy will cover “water damage” resulting from the leak but will exclude costs associated with finding and fixing the leak if the cause of damage relates to an exclusion such as lack of maintenance, rust, oxidation, wear & tear, corrosion, gradual deterioration, developing flaws, building defects etc. Long term water damage or rot may be something that the insurer does not cover depending on the circumstances as strata policies are designed to cover sudden and accidental damage. In relation to Loss of Rent, a claim can be considered where the damage makes the property uninhabitable or unfit to be occupied for its intended purpose. You will need to discuss the process for claiming loss of rent with the insurer. For losses that are not covered by an insurance claim, the owners corporation can only consider compensation where you can demonstrate they were legally liable for the damages and financial loss. Things that you may consider is firstly whether the owners corporation are responsible to maintain the damaged pipe and if so, whether they were negligent in their maintenance of pipes for example knowledge of leaks and failure to take reasonable actions to fix the leaking pipes etc.
Tyrone Shandiman | Strata Insurance Solutions tshandiman@iaa.net.au
Leanne Habib | Premium Strata info@premiumstrata.com.au
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KEEPING PETS IN A STRATA BUILDING
QUESTION: Our owners corporation are repealing the current by-law from requiring written permission to keep pets to Prohibiting the Keeping of Animals. We just received the AGM motions for this year’s meeting and surprisingly the owners corporation are repealing the current by-law from requiring written permission to keep pets to the below: By Law XX – Prohibiting the Keeping of Animals: An owner or occupier of a lot must not bring or keep any animal on the lot or the common property. An owner or occupier of a lot must not permit any person including any invitee of the owner or occupier to bring or keep an animal on the lot of the common property. This by-law does not prohibit or restrict the keeping on a lot of assistance animal used by an owner or
occupier of the lot as an assistance animal or the use of an assistance animal for that purposes by a person on a lot or common property.
ANSWER: The proposed pets by-law is not likely to be enforceable due a recent case which says that a by-law banning pets is harsh and unenforceable. If the building is in NSW, the proposed pets by-law that will be considered at the AGM is not likely to be enforceable due to the Court of Appeal decision in the Cooper case which says that a by-law banning pets is harsh and unenforceable.
Adrian Mueller JS Mueller & Co Lawyers adrianmueller@muellers.com.au
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COMMON PROPERTY DEFECTS AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS
QUESTION: How long must a lot owner wait for reimbursement for waterproofing the bathroom? What can I do to obtain a resolution? How long must an owner wait for an entitled and agreed reimbursement for waterproofing the bathroom? What can I do to obtain a resolution? All invoices were submitted 14 months ago and finally acknowledged. Reimbursement was promised at the AGM 4 months ago, but all to no avail.
ANSWER: You may consider escalating the matter to the Tribunal.
If the work relates to common property, the Owners Corporation is required to comply with section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. This section provides that the Owners Corporation must properly maintain and keep in a state of good and serviceable repair the common property and any personal property vested in the Owners Corporation. You will need to show that the works were necessary to be carried out. I would suggest you call a meeting at the Annual General Meeting, or at the strata committee meeting (if you are on the strata committee) and/or raise the issue with the strata manager at first instance. Should this not happen and you can show the works were necessary to be carried out you may then consider escalating the matter to the Tribunal.
Pierrette Khoury | Khoury Lawyers pierrette@khourylawyers.com.au
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APARTMENT FIRE REGULATIONS – FIRE DOORS, SCREEN DOORS, ACCESS QUESTION: We have had a recent fire inspection. Two unit doors were deemed non-compliant with an expensive replacement cost from an inspector. Can we get a second opinion on whether this replacement is necessary? We have had a recent fire inspection. Two unit doors were deemed non-compliant with an expensive replacement cost. Checking with the company suggested the doors did not have compliance tags even though they are likely to be the same doors as all other 8 units.
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Vincent Graham | Project Guides vgraham@projectguides.com.au
Where can we go to get a second inspection or advice on the situation? We are trying to avoid a $5000 cost for two doors in the statement process.
ANSWER: To certify whether a door is compliant, it must have a door tag.
To certify whether a door is compliant, it must have a door tag. Therefore, in order to find a Contractor who will certify the door, you will need to find a Contractor who will install a door tag. Is there an option to go back to the original installer to re-certify? If not, it will be extremely difficult to find anyone to legally sign off on the door. I would recommend two things: 1. Organise a second quote to install a fire door. The cost for a new door with hardware and painting should be approximately $1,500 + GST. Seems like the incumbent contractor is charging you a high cost for your two doors. 2. I would recommend having the doors that are tagged to be fixed to the door (not glued on). If your door tags are glued on, they will eventually fall and will be lost and you will continually find you need to replace your doors.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE COMMON PROPERTY IS NOT SO COMMON? QUESTION: If exclusive use of common property has not been registered and more than one year has transpired since an agreement, is the exclusive use arrangement valid?
inspect the records of the owners corporation (make sure, however, you comply with the statutory procedure) and should they continue to do so, you may apply to NCAT:
I own a unit in a self-managed group of 3 in a regional area of NSW. The strata scheme is using the model bylaws. However, the other 2 unit owners say the previous owner of my unit agreed that they could each have parts of the common property for their exclusive use. If this exclusive use of common property has not been registered for over a year, is it valid? No money has been paid to the Owners Corporation. I have been refused access to past records. Our unit entitlements are equal.
ANSWER: The only way a formal exclusive use “agreement” may be implemented is via a “common property rights” or “exclusive use” by-law. The only way a formal exclusive use “agreement” may be implemented is via a “common property rights” or “exclusive use” by-law which must be registered on the common property certificate of title within 6 months of its passing by special resolution in a general meeting of the owners corporation. Payment of consideration is not strictly essential but since you have been purportedly dispossessed of the common property without compensation, this would assist you in case a by-law was made and you wanted to invalidate it and it would likely be “oppressive” too. The owners corporation cannot refuse you access to
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188 Order to supply information or documents 1. The Tribunal may, on application by a person, order an owners corporation, strata managing agent, officer or former strata managing agent of an owners corporation to supply to the applicant information that the Tribunal considers that the owners corporation, strata managing agent, officer or former strata managing agent has wrongfully withheld from the applicant and to which the applicant is entitled under this Act. 2. The Tribunal may, on application by a person, order an owners corporation, strata managing agent, officer or former strata managing agent of an owners corporation to supply or make available to the applicant a record or document if: a. the Tribunal considers that the owners corporation, strata managing agent, officer or former strata managing agent has wrongfully failed to make the record or document available for inspection by the applicant or the applicant’s agent, and b. the applicant is entitled under this Act to inspect the record or document.
Leanne Habib | Premium Strata info@premiumstrata.com.au
3. The order may specify the manner in which information is to be supplied or made available.
THINK STRATA CONSTRUCTION IS BAD? STRATA RECORDS ARE WORSE! QUESTION: Our strata fees have been reduced to make units more attractive to buyers. To me, changing Admin or Capital Works Funds to sell a unit is unfair. Is this illegal? I live in a block of 3 townhouses in NSW. On two occasions now our strata fees have been reduced so a particular unit can sell with lower fees to be more attractive to buyers. I am against this manipulation and I’ve been out voted 2 to 1 both times. Our Strata Manager has said they only produce a budget and it’s up to the owners to decide on what budgets to adopt. The Managers don’t offer options and are only there to administer our Strata. Trying to get investors interested in mainly a well balanced Administration and Capital Works Fund is very difficult. READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC HERE
Michael Ferrier | Eyeon Property Inspections michael.ferrier@eyeon.com.au
To me, changing Administration or Capital Works Funds to sell a unit is unfair. Is this illegal?
ANSWER: There are rules designed to prevent this practice but it still happens sometimes. Your strata manager is right. They can only make recommendations to the owners. The owners determine the levies and ultimately they have to meet the costs of running the strata plan. We see many buildings that set levies below the required level. This happens for a variety of reasons but often it’s to keep the quarterly levies as low as possible. Usually this results in periodic special levies to fix problems and a poorer quality building over time.
I agree with you that it’s being tricky to lower levies in this way, but it’s not easy to stop if a majority of owners agree. We see this happen sometimes in new buildings where developers offer units with seemingly reasonable levies, only for them to rise significantly in following years. There are rules designed to prevent this practice but it still happens sometimes.
In your example, I assume the drop in levies is temporary so they look lower to potential buyers. If those buyers do proper due diligence they should be able to see the trend of levies over the last 3-5 years and be alerted that current levies are lower than trend.
For any buyers reading these comments, please ensure you get a search of the strata records done so you can see the history of levies and other issues in the building. This is the only way to get a clearer picture of the building you are thinking of buying into.
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DIVIDING FENCES: FENCES THE WHO WHAT AND WHEN What is a dividing fence? If your fence divides your property from a neighbouring property the Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW) may apply. This Act applies to all “dividing fences” but not to a common property fence dividing two lots within the strata scheme or a common property fence dividing a lot and the common property. The first step is therefore to consider whether the fence is, or is not, common property. If it is then the owners corporation will be responsible for its ongoing maintenance and repair unless it has passed a resolution absolving itself from doing so. If it is lot property, then you need to consider whether or not it is a “fence” within the meaning of the Dividing Fences Act.
The definition of a fence is broad and it includes hedges, structures, ditches, embankments and natural water courses that extend along the boundary separating the adjoining land. It does not however include a retaining wall (unless it is part of a foundation or support necessary for the support or maintenance of the fence) or a wall that is part of a house, garage or other building. Example: If your lot is separated by the garage wall of the lot next door and a hedge extending from the garage wall, then the hedge could be considered to be a fence but the garage wall would not be.
Who is responsible? If there is no sufficient dividing fence then the general principle is that you
and your neighbour are liable in equal shares for contributing to fencing work that would result in a sufficient dividing fence. This does not mean that a lot owner whose neighbour wants to trim a boundary hedge for aesthetic reasons is necessarily liable to contribute to this work, they may not be liable to do so due to the definition of “fencing work”. In situations where one owner wants a fence that is of a higher standard than a “sufficient dividing fence” they are responsible for the work that would take the fence to the higher standard. Where fencing work is required due to the negligent or deliberate act of an owner (or someone who was on the land with their permission) then only that owner is responsible for the work required to restore the fence to a reasonable standard.
What are you responsible for? This is where you step into a grey area. The Act does not define what is a sufficient dividing fence. Instead, if there is a dispute, you may make an application in either the Local Court or the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) for a determination. The Act requires the decision maker to consider all the circumstances of the case including the existing dividing fence, the purpose the land is used for, privacy concerns, the standard and type of dividing fences in the area and local government or planning authority policies for the area. A word of warning: what is sufficient in one case may not be sufficient in another. If you have concerns about your liability then you should seek legal advice.
Allison Benson Kerin Benson Lawyers allison@kerinbensonlawyers.com.au
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Building/Facility Management Forte Asset Services Integrated Facility Maintenance P: 1300 920 752 W: https://www.forteassetservices.com.au/ E: info@forteas.com.au
LUNA – The Building Management Company Building and Facilities Manager P: 1800 00 LUNA (5862) W: https://www.luna.management/ E: info@luna.management Malyon Facilities Management Pty Ltd Commercial growth & sustainability in facilities P: 0414 786 982 W: http://www.malyon.com.au/ E: rob@malyon.com.au
Cleaning OZ Bin Cleaning The Bin Cleaning & Hygiene Professionals P: 1300 651 165 W: https://www.ozbincleaning.com.au/ E: penny@ozbincleaning.com.au Strata Shop Online Cleaning supplies, software and signs P: 0468 455 390 W: https://www.stratashoponline.com.au/ E: tony.s@acebodycorp.com.au
Painting & Decorating
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lifts/Elevators
Higgins Coatings Pty Ltd Specialist painters in the strata industry P: 1300 HIGGINS W: https://www.higgins.com.au/ E: info@higgins.com.au
Equity Elevator Consultants Saving our clients time and money P: 1300 080 816 W: https://www.liftsconsultant.com/ E: enquiry@equityelevator.com.au
Calibre Coatings Committed to Delivering Excellence in Painting P: 0423 800 153 W: https://www.calibrecoatings.com.au/ E: wa@calibrecoatings.com.au
Innovative Lift Consulting Pty Ltd Trusted Vertical Transportation Consultants P: 0417784245 W: https://www.ilcpl.com.au/ E: bfulcher@ilcpl.com.au
Inspections (Building/Pool)/Surveyors
Building Repair/Maintenance
Budget Vals Built For Strata P: 1300 148 150 W: http://www.budgetvals.com.au/ E: reports@budgetvals.com.au
Johns Lyng Group 24/7 Response P: 1300 736 000 W: https://www.johnslyng.com.au/ E: strata@johnslyng.com.au
Quality Building Management keeping your buildings legally compliant and safe. P: 13 0088 0466 W: https://qbm.com.au/ E: qbm@qbm.com.au
Big Boys Construction Group P/L Strata Builders - Insurance & Remedial P: 0420 774 644 W: http://www.bigboysgroup.com.au/ E: info@bigboysgroup.com.au
Independent Inspections Sinking Fund Forecast, Insurance Valuations, OHS P: 1300 857 149 W: https://www.iigi.com.au/ E: admin@iigi.com.au
TD Equipment and Trade Hire Maintenance Roofing and Cleaning Services P: 0403 032 229 E: tamika@tdequipmenthire.com
QIA Group Fire services, Inspections & Strata Reports P: 1300 309 201 W: https://www.qiagroup.com.au/ E: info@qiagroup.com.au Seymour Consultants Body Corporate Report Specialists P: 07 5573 4011 W: https://www.seymourconsultants.com.au/ E: info@seymourconsultants.com.au
Clotheslines Lifestyle Clotheslines Clothesline and washing line supplier & installer P: 13 0079 8779 W: https://www.lifestyleclotheslines.com.au/ E: admin@lifestyleclotheslines.com.au
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Electrical McIntosh Electrical Pty Ltd The Electrical Strata Specialists You Can Rely On P: 1300 627 727 W: https://www.mcintoshelectrical.com.au/ E: jenny@mcintoshelectrical.com.au ENM Solutions Providing Solutions for Embedded Networks P: 03 9836 6366 W: http://www.enmsolutions.com.au/ E: info@ENMSolutions.com.au
Franchise Network Pacific Strata Franchise Join our successful team P: 1300 800 123 W: https://www.networkpacificstratafranchise.com.au/
E: networkpacific@franchisedevelopments.com.au
Building Consultant/Engineer HFM Asset Management Pty Ltd Building Efficiency P: 1300 021 420 W: https://www.hfmassets.com.au/ E: info@hfmassets.com.au Savil Group We Fix Broken Buildings P: 0400 567 989 W: https://www.savilgroup.com.au/ E: dimitri@savilgroup.com.au Auric Projects Managing clients’ property projects professionally P: 02 9918 2200 W: https://auricprojects.com.au/ E: info@auricprojects.com.au Roscon Property services & facilities management P: 1800 767 266 W: https://www.roscon.com.au/ E: info@roscon.com RESI-TECH Building Consultants Specialising in providing technical advice & solutions P: 02 9743 6160 W: http://www.resi-tech.com.au/ E: reception@resi-tech.com.au Landlay Consulting Group A Strata Remedial Consultancy P: 02 8095 8556 W: https://www.landlay.com.au/ E: admin@landlay.com.au Leary & Partners Australia wide quantity surveying services P: 1800 808 991 W: https://www.leary.com.au/ E: enquiries@leary.com.au Mabi Services Valuations, Maintenance Plans, Asbestos P: 1300 762 295 W: https://www.mabi.com.au/ E: info@mabi.com.au
Sedgwick Building Consultancy Division & Repair Solutions P: 1300 735 720 W: https://www.sedgwick.com/solutions/global/au E: info@au.sedgwick.com Gallagher Jeffs Move Forward with Confidence P: 03 8610 3888 W: https://www.gallagherjeffs.com.au/ E: communication@gj.com.au Core Project Consulting Independent Expertise. We’ve got you covered! P: 02 8961 3250 W: https://core.engineering/ E: admin@core.engineering
Software MYBOS A cloud based building management system P: 1300 912 386 W: http://www.mybos.com.au/ E: sam@mybos.com.au Stratabox Building Confidence P: 1300 651 506 W: https://stratabox.com.au/ E: contact@stratabox.com.au Mimor Connecting People – Creating Communities P: 0414 228 644 W: http://www.mimor.com.au/ E: info@mimor.com.au StrataMax Streamlining strata P: 1800 656368 W: http://www.stratamax.com/ E: info@stratamax.com Strata Vault Securely share documents with third parties P: 1300 0 VAULT (82858) W: http://www.stratavaults.com/ E: julie@thestratavault.com
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NEW SOUTH WALES Glaziers/Window Repair & Maintenance Windowline Pty Ltd Australia’s strata replacement window & door specialists
P: 02 8304 6400 W: https://windowline.com.au/ E: info@windowline.com.au
The Window Guy Window Hardware Maintenance P: 1300 663 664 W: https://www.thewindowguy.com.au/ E: info@thewindowguy.com.au
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