Strata Chat With Joey

Today I discuss the committees option to replace a retired committee member by voting at committee level and appointing a new committee member.

I recently had to oversee a Dektites replacement project. This episode discusses what Dektites are and why you might need to get them replaced.

Today I tackle a reported water leak and give an outline of the steps I will take to assist the committee get on with finding and fixing the source of the leak. It starts with more evidence.

Today I talk about how we’ve been able to cure a lot of ongoing maintenance issues by having access to the information and resources provided by occupiers working from home.

As a body corporate manager we are often forced into the role of project manager and today I highlight the ups and downs of that.

I’m having fun and games with a building full of tenants who cannot connect to the NBN. Is NBN in the building? Is it on every level? If it’s on every level why does it not work in the units? Why don’t the NBN plans match with what is actually wired into the building? Wait is that cabling for security cameras or does it house NBN infrastructure? This episode is about my attempts to solve this problem for owners.

Solar panels can be a great way to defray rising electricity costs for a body corporate but they come with their own issues. For example the committee needs to think about budgeting for ongoing cleaning of the Panels each year. Debris and nesting material left by birds can be a fire hazard so regular maintenance is important.

In Episode 198 I talked about a Scheme with a split committee in which no agreement could be reached and the in fighting was preventing the committee with getting on with important decisions that needed to be made. Well with the AGM came a new committee and now we get to press on with more important issues than petty point scoring. Expected fire works at the AGM and was not disappointed.

Development approvals can be tricky and today I explain problems with a bin enclosure being in each units courtyard.

A commonly failing little known piece of infrastructure is the tempering valve. As a body corporate manager I often do not know what is or is not working when it comes to hot water. Today I talk about tempering valves and the purpose they serve.

Following an interesting call from an owner about a bush Turkey that has moved in to her complex I have decided to share my bush turkey secrets. It is not a body corporate issue, bush turkeys are protected.

Do you or someone you know have a ventilator, respirator or kidney dialysis machine at their home? Have they registered that life support system with Energex? Today’s chat is about the importance of registering and government concessions available.

I have a Scheme with a split committee which has made it hard to get agreement on anything really and when it comes to the AGM agreement is kind of critical. So this is how I managed that.

I had a 20 minute phone all with a Committee member on Friday who was disappointed other members of the Committee continued to disagree with him and he is wallowing in that disappointment. But that’s not the end of it. If your project is reasonable, if it’s genuinely going to positively impact the scheme then keep putting your point forward. People change, opinions change. Be the positive change you want to see.

We never get all the docs we need for a building and I have a scheme that is getting rendering repaired and we did not have the paint specs. Contacted the original builder and they sent the paint specs right over. I call that a win.

I have managed to smash out 4 sets of minutes and got my emails down to 105. I’ve had no major maintenance issues which is great. Have spent quite a bit of time training a new assistant. Would like to be further in front but not there yet.

I’ve got one budget done, that fishing water leak resolved itself and I am down to 117 emails. I am getting work done but it’s very slow. The good news is no further meetings today.

I am down to 127 emails, I I have one gushing water leak, I have 12 agendas to go out this month, 7 sets of minutes. I’ve had one 40 minute meeting already and it’s 10.30. On my way to grab coffee.

Welcome to an overview of how I spend my days. This is waking up and getting to the gym.

I manage a scheme where one Committee member is alleged to be making other owners uncomfortable to the point of bullying. All of those allegations aside, there are options open to the committee members and today I provide a quick overview of those options.