Links to all the best strata and related industry news from April 2021.
Queensland
Neighbours demand elderly couple take down the Australian flag
Sunshine Coast a step closer to replacing rubbish trucks with automated garbage disposal system
Hibiscus unit owners in Main Beach on Gold Coast in line for windfall following $25m offer
Struggling renters told to leave Sunshine Coast due to housing crisis
Brisbane Rental Vacancies Lowest Since 2012
Hungry rats costing Brisbane car owners thousands in repairs
Coast residents furious about ‘dud’ tower which only has 24 car parks
Bitter dispute with condo owners not reason behind Palazzo Versace GM Jane Kingston resignation
Police called as Chevron Renaissance body corporate stoush on Gold Coast heats up
National
Ban on popular benchtops being considered as wave of deadly illness sparks alarm
‘One thing I don’t have to worry about’: Would you pay someone to put out your bins?
Suburban apartments to surge as house price records tumble
Cladding/Defects
Appeal court backs decision on Lacrosse building
‘Not in my domain’: Commissioner powerless to help woman at centre of Sydney defects debacle
Mascot Towers: Nightmare worsens for unit owners of defective complex
Mascot Towers owners urged to sell as developers express interest in demolishing beleaguered block
A long wait for flammable cladding to be removed from high-risk buildings
Short-term Letting (Airbnb)
NSW delays rules on Airbnb-style letting after concerns they are being rushed
