Links to all the best strata and related industry news from March 2021.
Queensland
Gold Coast development: State Taskforce to solve Coast’s population growth and housing squeeze
Can Gold Coast environmentalists beat rising sea levels, urban sprawl, public apathy?
National
NT Government unveils building legislation reforms after Darwin apartment block debacle
South Australia – Community corporations could have power to ban outdoor smoking by residents
Build-to-rent surge will change apartment living for Australians, but for better or worse?
Sydney resident’s bullying claims after no-pets strata court battle
In national first, Perth high-rise radically rethinks contactless delivery
Victoria – 10 most important Victorian rental reforms in effect now
Pets in Strata
Pets in Strata – the fallout from the Cooper Case and the resulting legislative amendment
‘Let the games begin’: All out war between pet owners and strata bosses
Paws on apartment floors: the tides are turning for pet owners wanting the apartment lifestyle
Short-term Letting
580 high-risk bookings rejected by Airbnb Australia in crackdown on wild parties
Why Noosa has declared war on the Airbnb boom
Cladding/Defects
NSW – Building commissioner issues orders to make repairs to 10 developments
Opal Tower hurt values of neighbouring projects
