Who owns the porch light in a Strata Title Unit? Message from client: Hi Michael, The front porch light at Unit 8 is hanging down from the fixture (slightly). It’s still working but Mrs XX is cautious about putting it on (electrical fire etc). Can you please arrange for an electrician to come out and look at it please and repair. Thanks I had discussed this matter with the owner of Unit 8 when leaving the property following the Annual General meeting and advised them that

The last two weekends have had glorious weather here in Adelaide and while the warmer weather is most appreciated, the flowers are in full bloom and that means bees will be out and about. So far this month we have had a couple of calls about bees and are expecting more over the coming weeks. Please note that if the bees are swarming there is no point calling someone out to deal with them, just give them time and they will settle somewhere, as shown below: Once the bees have s

All unit groups are different and the amount paid by individual unit owners to their body corporate are determined by the total spend of the body corporate on ongoing maintenance (which will vary based on works required, ongoing gardening and cleaning services and the amenity of the property - ie, properties with major infrastructure, gyms, pools, spas etc will have higher expenses than a property without), administration (which is why we work with a low management fee to kee

While Strata may seem like a dirty word, especially when owners don’t perceive any benefit for the fees that they pay, the purpose of a strata corporation is to maintain the common property for the benefit of all. In stand-alone homes it can be difficult to see the value in strata but properties have had adjoining walls for over a century and where these are Torrens Titled rather than strata issues arise to the detriment of the property as per these cottages in the city where

The attitudes of some management firms really astound us at times. We have been appointed as managers of three properties this year where the former management companies (different companies) dictated to their clients which contractors they could or could not use. As owners within a body corporate the choice of which contractor carries out a job is yours; afterall it is your work and your money will be used to pay for the work to be done. The role of the manager should be to

An unusual situation arose when attending a meeting in North Adelaide recently where a corporation had invited us to attend with a motion for our appointment as body corporate managers on the agenda...there was one vote against our appointment! This is unusual as our managers are among the most experienced in the state, we offer a service that is unparalleled, have many existing clients gladly providing testimonials and our management prices have been cheaper than existing ma

Strata Managers are property professionals who are responsible for the administration of multi dwelling units. In South Australia they are also commonly known as body corporate managers due to the presence of multiple pieces of legislation with both the Strata Titles Act 1988 and the Community Titles Act 1996 running concurrently. The strata manager is responsible for ensuring that body corporates follow their relevant legislation and carry out their duties in accordance wit