Strata & body corporate guides

Who maintains what in a QLD body corporate: common property, lots, and the line between them

The rules that decide whether a leaking roof, a failed hot-water system or a cracked balcony tile is the body corporate's problem or the owner's — which plan of subdivision the scheme sits on, the specific items the Standard Module assigns to the body corporate, the utility infrastructure test, the committee's spending and quoting limits, and the enforcement path in both directions.

Body corporate approval for renovations in QLD: what needs sign-off, who decides, and on what conditions

The three questions that decide whether a renovation needs body corporate approval in Queensland, the dollar thresholds that fix who approves it, the conditions a committee may lawfully attach, the duty to decide reasonably, and the enforcement path for work done without approval.

Enforcing by-laws in a QLD body corporate: complaints, contravention notices, and what happens next

The step-by-step path from a by-law complaint to an enforceable outcome in Queensland — who can act, which notice to issue, the 14-day rule the committee must meet, when the Commissioner's office gets involved, and the mistakes that make enforcement fail.

NSW strata voting: ordinary, special and unanimous resolutions explained

What majority each motion type needs under the SSMA 2015, how a special resolution is counted by unit entitlement, and the notice, quorum, and proxy rules that make a strata vote valid.

QLD body corporate records: what must be kept and who can see them

Which records a Queensland body corporate is legally required to keep, how long they must be retained, who has the right to inspect them, and how information certificates work when a lot is sold.

Running a QLD body corporate AGM: notice, agenda, quorum, and minutes

When a Queensland body corporate must hold its AGM, what the notice and agenda must contain, the motions every AGM has to decide, how quorum and voting work on the day, and the deadlines for minutes.

QLD body corporate committee: roles, election, powers, and limits

Who sits on a Queensland body corporate committee, what the chairperson, secretary and treasurer actually do, what the committee can and cannot decide, and the conduct rules every member signs up to.

QLD body corporate levies: how contributions are set, invoiced, and recovered

How a Queensland body corporate sets its levies each year, what a valid levy notice must contain, the discount and penalty-interest rules, and the recovery path the Act requires when contributions are left unpaid.

Pet approvals in a QLD body corporate: how to apply, decide, and set conditions

What a Queensland body corporate can lawfully require before a pet moves in, why a "no pets" by-law doesn't hold up, which conditions are reasonable, and the path when a request is refused or ignored.

QLD body corporate voting: ordinary and special resolutions explained

What majority each motion type needs under the BCCM Act, how general-meeting and committee votes differ, and the notice, quorum, and proxy rules that make a vote valid.