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When is it reasonable to get flood cover? The answer may shock you!

There is a provision contained in all 5 of the regulation modules under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 which states that the body corporate must insure, for full replacement value, the common property and body corporate assets to the greatest practicable extent against damage. In the case of Lake View, a 6-lot […]

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The Art of War

How do you sue yourself? This conundrum was recently faced by Sentosa Waters, 50-lot scheme in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. Apparently riddled with urgent maintenance issues, several motions to approve remediation works and funding arrangements were put to lot owners at an annual general meeting but were all voted down. Not to be […]

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The Devil has a Red Roof

There is a famous scene in The Devil Wears Prada where merciless boss Miranda (Meryl Streep) lectures personal assistant Andrea (Anne Hathaway) for thinking she is above the fashion industry: “You go to your closet and you select that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world that you take yourself […]

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