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Our tailored management solutions meet your specif

Our tailored management solutions meet your specific needs, so you can choose only the strata management services you need and receive the day-to-day support required to manage your strata scheme, building management committee or community association.

Contact our team and advance your strata community. Visit our website via the link in our bio.

Today and always, we remember the brave souls who

Today and always, we remember the brave souls who gave their everything.
#LestWeForget #AnzacDay2023

The strata committee has the power to remove items

The strata committee has the power to remove items that are abandoned. They usually give this job to the strata manager or building manager.

Abandoned goods include items left behind by a previous owner or tenant but can also be items left behind by people who don’t live in your complex.

How long you need to wait before getting rid of abandoned goods depends on the estimated value.

Any owner who believes there are abandoned goods on common property should contact their strata manager or strata committee.

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Parking in strata 🚘 Residents are only allowed

Parking in strata 🚘 Residents are only allowed to park in the spaces allocated to them. They cannot use parking for visitors or emergency vehicles.

Residents should check that their lot entitlement includes a car space.

If there are no parking spaces allocated to them, owners can consider applying for a common property rights by-law to allow them to park on common property:

▪️ The owner should contact the secretary of the owners corporation or the strata manager to seek to use part of the common property.
▪️ The owners corporation must get written agreement to the by-law from each owner who receives a special right or privilege.
▪️ The owners corporation will need to vote on the proposed common property rights by-law through a special resolution (with no more than 25% of votes against it).
▪️ The by-law must specify who will be responsible for maintaining the common property – the owners corporation or the owner who seeks to use the common property.

For more information, visit the link in our bio.

FAQ | What if I can’t pay my levies? 💸 If you

FAQ | What if I can’t pay my levies? 💸
If you don’t pay your levies within one month of the due date, you are charged interest. This is at the rate of 10% simple interest per year.

The owners corporation can’t increase or decrease the interest. It can decide to charge no interest.

The owners corporation can arrange a payment plan for an owner owing money.

Payment plans usually last for up to 12 months. The owner can ask to extend this period if they need to.

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Wishing you a safe and happy Easter! 🍫🐣 Ple

Wishing you a safe and happy Easter! 🍫🐣

Please note our Sydney and Newcastle offices will be closed tomorrow. For emergency contact information during this time, visit the link in our bio.

As we near the Easter long weekend, we’d like to

As we near the Easter long weekend, we’d like to wish you and your loved ones a safe and relaxing break.

Please note our Sydney and Newcastle offices will be closed over Easter. For emergency contact information during this time, visit the link in our bio.

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Fire safety rules in strata 🔥 Some strata schem

Fire safety rules in strata 🔥 Some strata schemes must get a fire safety statement each year from a Fire Protection Association Australia (FPAA)-accredited practitioner.

If one is required, the owners corporation should report on the fire safety statement at each AGM.

More information on the specific requirements for different building types is in the National Construction Code Explanation Sheet, which can be downloaded via the link in our bio.

Strata committee meetings 🧑⚖️ There is no r

Strata committee meetings 🧑⚖️ There is no requirement for how often strata committee meetings must be held. A meeting may be called by:
▪️ the secretary at any time, or
▪️ one-third of strata committee members asking the secretary to call one.
The strata committee and all lot owners must be given at least three days’ notice and an agenda before a meeting. In large schemes, a notice must be put on the noticeboard (if one is provided in the strata scheme) and delivered to each owner. In other schemes, either method may be used. All owners may attend the meeting. They cannot speak unless a resolution is passed allowing them to speak.

Source via the link in bio.

Who is eligible to be a member of the strata commi

Who is eligible to be a member of the strata committee? 🧑🤝🧑 Individual owners may nominate themselves, or another eligible person, to stand for election to the strata committee.

People eligible to be appointed to the strata committee include:
▪️ an individual who is the sole owner of a lot in a strata scheme;
generally, only one co-owner of a lot, unless they own more than one lot
▪️ a company nominee of a corporation that is the sole owner of a lot
▪️ a non-owner, if nominated by an eligible owner who is not themselves on the committee or hasn’t been nominated for election. Where an owner or co-owner has more than one lot, they are eligible for nomination for each lot.

People who are not eligible, unless they own a lot in the strata scheme, include:
▪️ the building manager for the strata scheme
▪️ an agent who leases one or more lots in the strata scheme to tenants
▪️ a person connected to the original owner (developer) of the scheme or the building manager (unless this is disclosed in writing to the secretary or chairperson before they are appointed).

Source via the link in bio.

At Wellman Strata, we listen 👂 We advise our cl

At Wellman Strata, we listen 👂 We advise our clients by first understanding and identifying their owners corporations’ needs and then adopt a human and collaborative approach to address your management needs.

Whether it be regulatory and compliance requirements, asset and facilities matters or financial and environmental initiatives, we will work with you to address the issues for the benefit of your community.

We’re now located at: Level 10, 234 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000

We take your feedback seriously and proactively re

We take your feedback seriously and proactively respond to your service requirements.

We’re now located at: Level 10, 234 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Making your residential strata building EV ready ⚡NSW strata legislation requires that changes to common property - in this case changing the electrical services and/or infrastructure in your building - require specific steps to be taken as noted in Section 108 of the Strata Schemes Management Act (SSMA 2015).

You need to read this along with the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (Sustainability Infrastructure) Bill 2020. This categorises the installation of EV charging infrastructure as a sustainability infrastructure upgrade and replaces the special resolution previously required under section 108 of the SSMA 2015.

Voting requirements for these types of works to proceed are that ‘less than 50% are against the resolution’ and also require the owners corporations to have a 10 year capital works fund (CWF) which budgets for provision of capital works.

The NSW Government Climate Energy and Action Department have created the 5 steps to EV readiness. This details the 5 steps that need to be considered when an owners corporation (or the strata committee on its behalf) is ready to start planning to make a building EV-ready.

Source via the link in bio.

Reminder: there is an upcoming deadline for scheme

Reminder: there is an upcoming deadline for schemes to report key building, management and safety information to the NSW Government.
Is there a penalty for not keeping your Strata Hub details up to date?
Yes. An initial penalty of $220, and further penalties of up to $2,200, may be applied for failure to comply.

More information can be found via the link in bio.

For International Women’s Day and beyond, let’

For International Women’s Day and beyond, let’s all fully #EmbraceEquity. At Wellman Strata, we believe that equity isn’'t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have 💜
A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society’s DNA. And it’s critical to understand the difference between equity and equality. Today, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, you can read more about this via the link in bio.

FAQ | Timber floor boards | Q; Is a special by-law

FAQ | Timber floor boards | Q; Is a special by-law required if a lot owner removes existing carpet and replaces it with timber floor boards. An owner has submitted a minor repair as a motion in the upcoming AGM for their lot. If the motion is approved, are there any further steps that have to be taken?A: In this case, Section 110 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 applies. A resolution at a general meeting is required with special attention to Section 110(4)(a, b, c & d).

Attention should be given to how the floor is to be installed. In the event that the floor is glued or affixed to the common property (i.e. battens), consideration should be given to a by-law to enable the responsibility for repair and maintenance to be passed on to the respective owner. No by-law would be required for a ‘floating timber floor’.

Source: nsw.strata.community

Unplanned repairs in a strata scheme | Unexpected

Unplanned repairs in a strata scheme | Unexpected repairs can happen. If you need to pay for an unexpected repair, you should first check your scheme’s insurance. Some costs for unplanned repairs can be covered by the right insurance.

Otherwise, the strata committee or owners corporation will need to hold a meeting to decide how to pay for the repair. If there is not enough money in the capital works fund to cover the cost, the owners corporation may need to borrow money, or introduce a ‘special levy’.

A ‘special levy’ is a one-off or ongoing levy owners must pay (on top of their normal levies) to cover the cost of unexpected repairs or events.

A special levy can be approved by a simple majority vote at an owners corporation meeting. Learn more about how to run a strata meeting.

We’re proud to be your strata partner striving f

We’re proud to be your strata partner striving for the same great outcomes for your property and community 💙

What can’t be changed in by-laws? There are limi

What can’t be changed in by-laws? There are limits to the by-laws you can make. This is to make sure by-laws are fair for all residents.

By-laws can’t:
▪️ be ‘harsh, unconscionable or oppressive’
▪️ stop someone selling or leasing their lot (except in some cases of short-term letting)
▪️ ban children
▪️ ban assistance animals.

For more information on by-law management and how we can help you, please get in touch:
💻 info@wellmanstrata.com.au
Sydney 📱02 8065 6575
Newcastle 📱02 4910 0804

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Who’s who in strata? | Understand the roles of t

Who’s who in strata? | Understand the roles of the owners corporation and strata committee, strata manager and building manager.