Forum: Back with a brand new year screamer

Ah, we’re back with a bumper post bag chock full of all the odds and ends (some of them very odd) of strata life.

There are some perennial favourites – strata managers seem to be copping it (probably unfairly for all but a few) – while Airbnb gets a mention, damage from burst pipes is in there, as are abusive tenants and fire safety.

Quirky question of the week would have to be whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a good or bad thing. Imagine if the computer that runs your strata accounts also controlled your access keys and decided to lock you out because your levies were late.

Cue Macauley Culkin, the kid from Home Alone’s iconic scream.  The AI dilemma is HERE. Okay, we’d better get on with the rest of it.

Elsewhere in the Forum

• Can a plumber cut off a tenant’s water supply due to the landlord’s unpaid bill?  That’s HERE.
• What do you do about a neighbour who screams abuse at other residents (even after the police have been around)? That’s HERE.
• How do I find the true figures for Airbnb penetration in regional areas? That’s HERE.
• Developer using unsold apartments for Airbnb despite telling purchases that short-term letting wouldn’t be allowed.  That’s HERE.
• Can an ordinary owner take a strata manager to NCAT for failure to perform their duties? That’s HERE. How do we sack our strata manager, is HERE. Can you sue your former strata manager for their damaging failings? That’s HERE.
• Is my ducted aircon covered by strata insurance?  That’s HERE.
• Is there a longer time frame for paying special levies? That’s HERE.

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