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Hats off to you, Premier, but remember, we’ll all be watching …
Credit where credit’s due, I say. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews deserves the plaudits this month for Labor’s stunning announcement that it will pursue dodgy building practitioners on behalf of owners of apartments covered in combustible cladding.
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Refund stamp duty to those affected by flammable cladding
Barely a fortnight passes in Melbourne these days without word that another residential building with dangerous cladding is evacuated by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA).
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10-year caretakers’ agreements
Joint owners’ voting rights have been put under the microscope by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
Read MoreTake more care with your insurance
Either confess your sins to the insurer, or risk your policy being rendered as “junk insurance”.
Read MoreOC chair wins $120k defamation payout
A court in Sydney has awarded damages of $120,000 to the elderly chairperson of a Manly apartment block, after a female tenant sent an email to him and the other owners in which she asked him to stop emailing her about locking her mailbox.
Read MoreBill fails to protect residents
New “draft” owners’ corporation (OC) legislation still protects builders and developers, shuts out owners.
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Work faster and work smarter
Recent cases studies from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in water damage claims highlight the need for owners’ corporations (OCs) to work faster and work smarter.
Read MoreBoom, boom, bust and out
More builders and developers will choose to “go bust” instead of being held accountable to owners’ corporations (OCs) for dodgy building defects
Read MoreOpal Tower warning
A downturn in consumer confidence about building standards is the last thing that developers and builders of residential apartment buildings need right now.
Read MoreHappy with your OC manager? Most are
The owners’ corporation (OC) management industry is well overdue for a shake-up
Read MoreThere is something rotten in the State of Victoria
There is something rotten in the State of Victoria
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Electric vehicle charging and the rise of the machines
Australia lags behind the rest of the world in the uptake of new electric vehicles. We even lag behind our southern cousins in New Zealand, who now boast more electric vehicles per capita than Australia, despite having only a fifth of the population base.
Read MoreOCs will be forced to fix dodgy cladding
The Minister for Planning Richard Wynne, announced late last month new reforms to reduce the cost of removing dangerous combustible cladding from buildings, noted as “the first of their kind anywhere in the world”
Read MoreOC discriminated against a disabled owner
Last month, a residential owners’ corporation (OC) in Travancore was found by the Supreme Court to be discriminating against a disabled owner by refusing to carry out modifications to its building to accommodate her wheelchair access
Read MoreTaking the plunge on defect claims
Victorian consumers of plumbing services might be surprised to learn that they are protected by the most comprehensive statutory protections in Australia
Read MoreHigh-speed internet OC priority
OC priority Technology is advancing so quickly these days.
Read MoreWhy the delay Minister?
The 29th day of April 2018 marked the two-year anniversary of the closure of the public submissions period for Consumer Affairs Victoria’s review into the Owners Corporation Act reforms.
Read MoreThe values that underpin a vertical community
Sometimes balancing the competing interests of owners and residents can be a daunting prospect for owners’ corporation committees.
Read MoreWe need to talk about building defects …
Inevitably, there are going to be mistakes made in constructing and finishing a 20-storey tower.
Read MoreThe great energy rort
As Melbourne swelters through another hot summer which has everyone reaching for the air conditioner remote control, a great scandal for owners’ corporations (OCs) simmers amid the whirrs and buzzes of the cooling towers on the rooftops.
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Push mounts for upgrade of “eyesore” red stairs
Gob Squad returns to Southbank
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