Welcome to Strata Life, an exciting Northern Beaches strata company with decades of experience and offering tailored strata management services personalised to each client’s unique requirements. The team at Strata Life are excited to announce the opening of our new Northern Beaches strata management office in Freshwater, near Manly. The increasing number of Northern Beaches […]
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Apr
Apr
It is likely your unit or townhouse does not have an individual water meter as most apartment buildings in NSW have only one main meter. This is due to it not being a requirement for new developments until 2014. Monitoring usage in strata buildings For those buildings with only one master water meter, costs are […]
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Apr
Apr
Strata schemes and electricity issues. The electrical meter room in a strata building are usually on common property but individual units meters are now supplied and owned by the Electricity provider, for example, AGL, Origin Energy. Changes to electricity supply meters in strata buildings The ‘Power of Choice’ is government implemented electricity industry-wide reforms set […]
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Dec
Dec
Noise and strata. Do you have problems with noise in a residential strata scheme? Noise is a concern for many people in strata buildings and community associations and is one of the most common complaints when people are living in close proximity. Time restrictions regarding noise in strata Time restrictions on residential activities are determined […]
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Dec
Dec
Acts & Regulations Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 Interpretations Act 1987 Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 Strata By-laws 2016 Schedule 3 Residential by-laws By-laws for strata schemes registered Pre 1996 By-laws for schemes registered after 1st […]
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Dec
Dec
About Strata Life – Strata Management Services At Strata Life we strive to take the pressure of the day to day running of a strata scheme off of the shoulders of the committee members and owners. Whilst the nature of strata itself does mean that the owners/ committee are responsible for the decisions, the […]
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Dec
Dec
NOTICE DISTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL MEETINGS Section 76 of the Interpretation Act 1987 sets out the timeframe within which a document sent by post will be deemed served. However, as of 28 November 2018, this has been increased from the previously required 4 business days to service within Australia “to have been effected on the seventh […]
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Nov
Nov
Information about NSW level 2 water restrictions on strata buildings. Water restrictions commencing December 2019. Level two water restrictions which will apply to residents living in the Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains and Illawarra Regions will be enforced from 10th December 2019. This has been triggered by the expectation that dam levels around Sydney and Illawarra […]
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Nov
Nov
By-law problems in strata schemes. All strata schemes have a set of by-Laws (rules) that owners, occupiers and, in some cases, even visitors must follow. By-laws cover issues such as whether or not pets are permitted on the scheme, how smoking is regulated, parking, noise, and the conduct of residents and visitors. Compliance with these […]
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Aug
Aug
Information about having pets in strata buildings. ** Please read a more recent blog following the legislation change on 25 August 2021 here ** For those who are, or would like to become, a pet owner in a strata scheme, here are the facts you need to know according to the NSW Fair Trading. The RSPCA claims that 63 […]