Comments on: Have your say on Strata Law reforms https://www.openforum.com.au/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/ Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:24:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 By: coral mcCumstie https://www.openforum.com.au/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-3388 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:48:00 +0000 http://staging.openforum.com.au/blog/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-3388 strata management

I live in a villa complex of 5 villas and have been here 12 years.Tthe people living here are of an aging group who know nothing much of Strata living and recently I had to resort to a mediation meeting to try to get something done re- lighting. Because of the ages of some of the owners one being 95 and not interested in Strata living. I am wondering what the benefits of voting in the agent to carry out the full functions, what would the full functions be for them, and also would that leave the owners not having much say if the funtions were handed over to the agent?

Thank you                  

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By: Greg Webb https://www.openforum.com.au/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-3191 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000 http://staging.openforum.com.au/blog/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-3191 Smoking in Stratas

It is unquestionable the health dangers of cigarette smoke whether a smoker or passive smoker.

As governments have sought to ban smoking everywhere from public transport to restaurants and now pubs and clubs, governments have acknowledged the health risks.
 
As a result of the government bans smoking in units has increased and there is no legislation in place to protect non-smokers from exposure to cigarette smoke at home.
 
Non-smokers and smokers of which non-smokers are today the majority have to share strata living and often the ventilation systems in buildings are inadequate to remove smoke which is toxic and a danger to health. Only option today is that the non- smoker has to move.
 
Safeguards are required in the Strata act to protect non-smokers from the health risks of passive smoking.
 
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By: johnclarke_75 https://www.openforum.com.au/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-3131 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:17:08 +0000 http://staging.openforum.com.au/blog/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-3131 Executive Committee

I find that allowing the executive committee to be as low as one person is an invitation to the person we find in almost every committee that wants complete control.  I speak from a bitter experience where we had, (maybe still have when our compulsory management expires) who is knowledgable enough to influence a majority of owners to believe in him. This occurs mostly through apathy of an aging population of owners. For over six years this Village has had a dreadful reputation for litigation both in the tribunal and the courts. This is well known to the CTTT. I believe that this situation should have been recognized by the CTTT and acted upon before it got to the stage our troubles did, whatever laws have to be made to impliment that. Our problems were caused by the one man I referred to at the begining of this comment and could have been nipped in the bud had there been some way the CTTT could have seen our plight and interfered.

               Kind Regards  John Clarke

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By: pstempf https://www.openforum.com.au/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-2808 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:40:00 +0000 http://staging.openforum.com.au/blog/have-your-say-on-strata-law-reforms/#comment-2808 Smoking in Stratas

Today with more & more people living in close Strata communities, it is rediculous that the small percent of residents that smoke a lot have the supposed right to ruin not only the reasonable enjoyment of the home of non smokers but also their health.

I have spent over two years trying to stop the drift  & awfull smell of a neighbour’s smoke fom entering my unit.  The Strata Managers simply said they could not do anything about it!!  These people were the only smokers in a block of 8.

In that time I suffered a heart attack partially due to the smoke & the huge stress of it all.

There needs to be a law that stops the effects of smoking impinging on non smokers rights to breath fresh air!  Especially in their home.

Most public areas are now restricting smokers – so why not at home if it affects neighbours?  Let them smoke indoors with filtering.  Most do not smoke indoors which means the smoke directly enters my unit via my balcony door & windows.  I have been unable to use the balcony for most of the time I’m at home.

Surely given the facts concerning the ill effects of smoking & the fact that only about 15% of the population now smoke, it should be their responsability NOT to affect others?

It’s Time.

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