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Merry Christmas – You have invalid by-laws

There is an odd dichotomy between the adoption and enforcement of by-laws in Queensland. A body corporate can generally approve a change to its by-laws at a general meeting by special resolution. Let’s say an owner, Mr Scrooge, has a strong aversion to Christmas and submits a motion to adopt…

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Can a body corporate “buy out” the building manager?

Let me start out by making this observation – sometimes it’s tricky to figure out what someone is really asking. Perhaps because of a language barrier… like the time I went to lunch with my friend Scott to a Japanese restaurant (don’t jump to conclusions just yet) and the French…

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The rules have changed – host a social media page at your peril

Like many, I’m a unit owner and, similarly like many, my body corporate committee has set up a Facebook page. There’s no doubting the intent of that – it’s a group to allow owners to discuss matters which relate to our scheme. Good idea? Think again… In a very recent…

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