Forum: Let the kids play … somewhere else
The big carry-over Forum debate this week isn’t about pursuing levies debts – that’s sooo last week – it’s about whether kids should be prevented from playing on a common…
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Forum: By-law bans indoor e-scooter charging
We are nothing if not trendsetting, here on Flat Chat, so it’s no surprise that we have received notice of a proposed by-law banning the charging of electric scooters, ebikes…
Strata pros warn of EV challenges in net zero bid
The government’s plans to move to net zero emissions can’t succeed without involving the one in five Australians who live in or own in strata schemes, says a new report.…
Forum: All fired up over EV safety in strata
There’s a bit of a stoush developing in the Forum over the charging of electric cars. If it’s not concerns about exploding batteries and subsequent fires, it’s worries about sneaky…
Owners predict chaos as EV charging explodes
Strata owners are warning that the Government-led push towards making electric vehicles more affordable could cause “chaos and conflict” across NSW apartment blocks. Issues range from the number and type…
Forum: Leaks reveal holes in tribunal process
There’s an old saying that “justice delayed is justice denied”, and nowhere is that more true than in strata. Take the case that’s just landed on our desk concerning a…
Myths and fears behind resistance to EV charging
Apartment block strata committees are coming up with increasingly bizarre reasons for not installing electric vehicle (EV) charging in their garages, say experts, and it’s starting to affect their ability…
EV charging: Hard facts and soft options
Back in April we looked at issues around electric vehicle (EV) charging in strata buildings and the resistance to it. A couple of weeks ago almost 500 people logged in…
Webinar: Q&A with strata lawyer in the hotseat
If you haven’t lost your zest for Zoom, even though many people are back in their offices, there’s a strata-related webinar you could check out this week. In a session…
EV charging: Strata facts explained, myths exploded
With the launch of the new electric vehicle charging website at the ‘Drive Electric – EV-ready Buildings’ webinar this week, one of the speakers, Owners Corporation Network (OCN) chair Fred…
EV charging: Power games and current resistance
Here on the Flat Chat website, the issue of electric vehicle charging has been one of the most-read and most-commented topics we have had of late. Personal stories on the…
Webinar will plug blocks into EV charging facts
Can individual owners have electric vehicle (EV) charging in their apartment block parking spots or do they have to wait till the whole building is cabled? Can the owners corporation…