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What is common property in a body corporate?
Common property is a sometimes confusing and complex part of life in a body corporate scheme. Read on to discover all you need to know about common property. The definition of common property Common property is defined as all the areas of the strata building and land...
Community Spirit
It’s that time of year when the summer holidays are nearly upon us, and everyone is starting to think about winding down for the end of the year. As we approach the end of the year, it’s a good time to reflect upon the year and our community. We have noticed many of...
Office closure during the festive season
Our team will be enjoying a much-deserved break over the Christmas and New Year period. Therefore, all Capitol offices will be closed at 4.00pm on Friday 20 December 2019 and will reopen at 9.00am on Monday 6 January 2020. As always, if you have an emergency...
The Commissioner’s Corner – Sale of a lot
Most of my articles focus on rights and responsibilities for owners of lots in a community titles scheme. On the other side of the coin, what about the implications for the sale or potential sale of a lot in a scheme? Firstly, there’s no requirement under the Body...
Spotlight on a staff member – Liam Mooney
My role at Capitol is: Receptionist My favourite thing about work is: My favourite part within this role is being able to assist a variety of clients every day, even if it is as simple as transferring them through to the right people in our office. I enjoy helping...
What isn’t included in body corporate management – and why
Body corporate management is a cost effective and efficient way to get rid of all the stress and hassles surrounding managing your entire apartment block. A body corporate manager will liaise with your committee to oversee the maintenance of your building when a...
Common financial management issues for your body corporate
The following are common financial management issues that your body corporate might face – and how an expert body corporate manager can help resolve these issues. Inadequate financial record keeping Financial record keeping is extremely important for all body...
What body corporate managers do
A body corporate manager is a specialist industry professional appointed by a body corporate committee to administer a strata property. There’s a lot involved in managing the demands of a large building and strata community, and a body corporate manager assists the...
The Commissioners Corner: Adjudicator’s orders
While my Office provides dispute resolution services to Queensland’s community titles sector, we are not a compliance agency and what this also means is that we don’t undertake enforcement activities. In practical terms, this means that my Office is not the “body...
Team Member Spotlight – Amanda Green
My role at Capitol is: Community Relationship Manager My favourite thing about work is: Working with my clients to achieve a positive outcome Me in three words: Dedicated, loyal, friendly I really love spending my free time with my partner and two kids. We love to go...
Live Q&A Forum
Recently Capitol hosted an information forum in a live Q&A format in Brisbane, Redcliffe and Gold Coast. The panel consisted of Chris Irons, Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management, Mark Mellick of Active Law, Trevor Rawnsley of ARAMA and Ian...
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