Please note that this is a current and ongoing project. Click here for an example Comparison Report The Unit Owners Association of Queensland will again be participating in the Community Titles Legislation Working Group, sponsored by the Attorney General, to develop...
Why Strata Communities Must Act Now Whether you’re a unit owner, committee member, investor, or resident, electrifying your strata home is the single most powerful decision you can make over the next decade. It’s time to replace aging gas and fossil-fuel appliances...
The Unit Owners Association of Queensland (UOAQ) has an ongoing financial study of community title schemes, analyzing the impact of long-term management rights contracts on property owners. The results highlight significant financial burdens on owners, and UOAQ is...
A UOAQ member recently contacted us about her balcony’s floor drains which are ponding every time it rains. She contacted the caretaker and the body corporate manager, both of whom advised that the suspected blockage is not a body corporate responsibility. Their...
We have received the following information from Energy Queensland: Dear Customer/Stakeholder, We are committed to delivering the energy transformation without spending one dollar more than necessary, while being a significant contributor to the Queensland economy and...
Press release: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympic and Paralympic Games Infrastructure The Honourable Dr Steven Miles The State Government will consider creating a...
Image: National Gallery of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Premiums are still on the rise We previously warned about the combining effect of annual increases in a scheme’s Building Sum Insured (BSI) and their insurer’s Premium Rate per Million (PRM)… see...
Different rules apply when an owner’s improvement to common property involves disposal of common property Earlier this year the UOAQ published NewsFlash#133 to highlight the risks faced by bodies corporate when authorising improvements by an owner to common property...
The UOAQ has always sought reform of management rights in Queensland The UOAQ has been calling for major reform to Queensland’s management rights (MR) regime for decades. The UOAQ has actively campaigned against ability of developers to sell long-term 25- &...
60% of owners experiencing bullying or harassment in their bodies corporate The UOAQ Owner Survey (of more than 1,700 participants) in early 2021 indicated 60% of respondents had experienced or witnessed bullying, harassment or intimidation in their strata...
The keeping of pets in a body corporate can be a divisive topic. Naturally, the risk of not being able to keep a beloved pet can be an emotionally taxing experience for pet owners living in community titles schemes. To keep potential conflict at a minimum, it is...
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