Capitol Body Corporate Administration is committed to providing current news in relation to the matters relating to the body corporate industry and community title living. We encourage you to revisit this page regularly as we are determined to provide monthly news.
March 2009
06-03-2009 - Capitol to freeze management fees at 2008 levels
Much has been written in recent weeks regarding the Global Economic Crisis and the effects on businesses, families and individuals. Nobody is immune from these effects and this includes bodies corporate. While our management fees are usually not a large factor in determining body corporate budgets and levies, they do have some impact. We have therefore decided that, to assist the bodies corporat...
06-03-2009 - Body corporate dispute makes front page of Courier Mail
On Thursday 19th February the Courier Mail ran a front page article “Body Blow - Shot Fired in Highrise Fee Revolt”. This covered the growing unrest at The Pinnacle highrise in Surfers Paradise after penthouse owners there applied to the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal to reduce their body corporate fees. The article claimed that, if the changes went through, penthouse owners’ f...
06-03-2009 - Building Fire Safety Legislation for Queensland
Changes to Queensland building legislation concerning fire safety have come into force recently. The Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 reflects the proposals for change and improvement identified in a review of the Building Fire Safety Regulation 1991. Capitol will be working with bodies corporate and committees to enable them to meet the requirements for their complex. Those bodie...
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