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492. Should paper adjudications return to NSW?

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491. Hybrid strata loans: the lender’s response

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490. Paid Up Front? The levy credit that might not be legal

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489. “Very unusual terms” – what could be hiding in your agency agreement

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488. The documents you paid for but can’t get a copy of

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487. Australia is ahead of the United States on this…

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486. What happens when your new apartment is worth less than you agreed to pay

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485. A Strata Cop on the Beat: What The Netstrata Prosecution Means

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484. When a committee member goes rogue: one strata manager’s NCAT experience

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483. The OC must fix it, but not necessarily your way

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482. Why Your Strata Manager’s Tech Stack Is Your Business Too

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481. Stuck in the System? Tribunal Delays, Interim Orders and a Couple of Bright Spots

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480. How Much is That Roof Space Worth? How Strata Common Property is Really Valued

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479. Why are you managing your strata manager? Fixing a broken strata model

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478. The Secret Currency of Strata: Why Influence Beats Authority Every Time

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477. The strata manager puts their own motions on our agenda

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476. Standing Up for Residents in a Large Mixed-Use Scheme

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475. What AS 1851 Actually Means for Your Strata Building

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474. Strata conflict is surging + schedule B fee shock

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473. Top 5 of 2025

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472. What I Didn’t See Coming in Strata in 2025

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471. When hoarding is a nuisance + limits on the power of proxies

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470. The “Soft Market” Advantage: How to Secure Better Insurance Cover Now

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469. My 4 Steps to a Successful Records Inspection *REPLAY*

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468. Levy recovery confusion: untangling NSW’s new strata laws

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467. The 1 Question SCA Wants You to Ask

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466. Why Strata Costs Shouldn’t Rise When Commissions Fall

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465. Taking the lead on fire safety (before the tragedy)

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464. Use this hack to streamline committee decisions

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463. The Best It’s Ever Been: Why NOW is the time to act on strata sustainability

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462. Safe Spaces in the Storm: Preparing Strata Buildings for Cyclones

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461. A.I. Won’t Save You: The Real Shift Strata Managers Need to Make

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460. Voting to ignore the DBPA | trust audits | an insurance win

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459. Strata Reno Reality Check: Approvals, Red Flags + What Owners Must Know

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458. Who’s allowed in? Non-owners at SCMs + a tribunal pest control win

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457. The truth about being ‘unfinancial’ in strata

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456. Car Space Side Hustles: Smart or Risky?

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455. When Selling is the Smarter Move

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454. When the Tribunal is the Only Way Forward

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453. Think NCAT Will Solve It? Listen to This First

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452. Why It’s Time To Break Up With Big Strata

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451. Cowboy Owners | Capital Works Fund Benchmarks | NCAT Wins

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450. How to Get Your Building’s “Health Score” – with Cohabit

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449. Want Smarter, Fairer Strata Committees? Start Here.

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448. Behind the Headlines: Robert Anderson on Saving Strata’s Reputation

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447. A $50K excess | conflicted committee members | an insurance win

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446. Strata Repair Costs Set to Skyrocket Under NCC 2025

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445. Strata Manager Gifts & Benefits — Where’s the Line?

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444. Strata managers are getting a right to disconnect

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443. How strata property owners can help tackle homelessness

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442. Got a great strata manager? Let them know

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441. The 5 strata law reforms you didn’t see coming (NSW)

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440. Committee members need their own personal assistant!

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439. What Aussie Strata Owners Can Learn from American HOAs

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438. Blame it on “the strata”

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437. Nasty emails | compulsory appointments | New Year wins

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436. Dry cleaning and dishwashers: the future of strata management services

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435. The Top 5 of 2024

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434. What about the dodgy building managers?

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433. How to avoid the expense of removing combustible cladding

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432. An insurer’s perspective on a tough year in strata: Paul Keating

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431. Highlights from the NSW strata law reform

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430. Why clean strata buildings matter more than you think – with Lisa Macqueen

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429. NSW piles more responsibility onto strata owners with its new disclosure laws

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428. Is “DIY” Strata Insurance Possible?

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427. What is the perfect number of strata committee members?

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426. How to resolve illegal renos, pet problems, and more

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425. Removing the Emotion From Strata Investment

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424. What if you could give your building an MRI?

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423. “We need to cut the head off the snake, not tread on its tail”

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422. Contracts not attached to agendas | carpet uninsured | cash levy payments

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421. How Michael Teys is Helping Strata Managers Find Their Courage

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420. Why Natalie Fitzgerald is running for SCA(NSW) Board

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419. Apply this risk-reducing strategy to your next remedial works project

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418. The life-saving addition to your common property

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417. Why the OCN is fed up with the strata “industry”

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416. How to succeed at NCAT – self represented

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415. Cash is still legal tender in strata…isn’t it?

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414. 3 Tips From Inside My Own Building’s Remedial Works Project

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413. Broker Bungle | Rolling Levy Motions | Transfer from Court to Tribunal

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412. Would you choose strata over a terrace house?

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411. Will you wait to be forced? Dr Nicole Johnston on repairing our buildings

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410. Termites, Security Cameras, and Tribunal Costs – Your Questions Answered

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409. Ending the Abuse of Democracy: The Barnes Case

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408. Get Ready for The High Life Expo

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407. The Deadline Driven World of Strata Management

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406. 3 Steps to Radical Transparency for Strata Committees

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405. “It’s not a jam stall at a school fete” – taking strata seriously

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404. How We Can Get Strata Management Right, Right Now

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403. Strata Management’s Future: Reena Weighs In

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402. “Does it pass the pub test?” Tyrone Shandiman on insurance commissions and broker fees

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401. From one to many: how Allume has unlocked solar for apartments

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400. Can an owner force their building to make an insurance claim?

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399. Meeting minutes: how detailed should they be?

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398. Open Books: Unpacking the Privacy Myth in Strata

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397. Insurers are demanding more from ageing buildings

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396. Hybrid strata loans have become even more flexible

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395. The Clever Mapping Helping to Electrify Strata – With Wattblock

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394. Another Win in the Battle Against Nuisance Smoke Drift

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393. How to Easily Reduce Strata Energy Costs