Grant Mifsud has worked in strata management since 2002, and joined Archers in 2007, where is is now a partner. He is responsible for Archers’ marketing, public relations and compliance divisions around Queensland. Grant remains current with day to day management of select strata schemes in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, and is the group's mixed use and layered scheme specialist.
Big Brother is now watching in many apartment buildings with the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) proving to be a highly successful way for community schemes to significantly boost security and protect their residents, says Archers the Strata Professionals.
Security issues arising from short-stay apartment rentals including unauthorised building access and robberies will add to the concerns of property owners already expecting to deal with rowdy parties and other disturbances over the Australia Day holiday weekend, says Archers the Strata Professionals.
Residents in strata apartment buildings and townhouses should seek approval before decorating their property’s exterior during the festive season, with Christmas lights often the source of neighbourhood tension and potential fire hazards, says Archers the Strata Professionals.
Prospective purchasers of strata-titled apartments or townhouses should carefully examine the costs of levies connected with maintaining the property, according to Archers the Strata Professionals.
Residents in strata-titled apartments or townhouses need to be aware of what they can and can’t do with their unit with even the wrong choice of curtains causing costly consequences, says Archers the Strata Professionals.
People buying strata-titled apartments or townhouses have been warned to do their homework before purchase to ensure they fully understand the financial position and personalities within the property.
Fans burning the midnight oil to watch the football World Cup on television in strata apartment complexes have been urged not to score an own goal for sleeping neighbours by making excessive noise during the matches.
Apartment managers exasperated by unauthorised parking on their premises have resorted to placing a wheel clamp on their own cars in visitor parking bays as a deterrent.
Concerns raised in an apartment building that their resident manager had life threatening allergies to animal dander resulted in a body corporate committee successfully banning a dog from the property.
Pets, parties, parking and passive smoking are more commonly known as the 4 Ps that cause issues for the two million Australians living in strata residential complexes - and for body corporate managers.