A: The Strata Titles Act is the legislation and laws that relate to developing, owning and the property management for property that is zoned as Strata Title or Survey Strata.

In Australia, the laws for properties classified as Strata vary from state to state. The current Strata Titles Act or Western Australia can be viewed on the State Government Website or downloaded by clicking on the following link:

https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au.

A: There are two types of Strata properties in WA, Strata Schemes and Survey-Strata Schemes:

Lots contained in a Strata Scheme are also known as “Strata plan or Building Strata”. Lots may be contained with a particular building (for lots zoned before 30 June 1985) or they may be contained both within a building and include land outside the building.

In 1995 the Act was further amended to allow more flexible plans called Survey-strata Scheme” In this arraignment Lots may have certain limits placed on height and can include common property which is separately identified as a Lot prefixed with the Letters “CP” For the most part the other features and obligations are common between the two types of Schemes.

There are benefits to developers as well as to owners of Strata property. Residential strata schemes provide for grouped housing with a community atmosphere. This combined with smaller areas, such as gardens to maintain, and the use of common facilities, such as gymnasiums, club houses and swimming pools, can make strata schemes attractive for many people. Strata schemes are also very practical for commercial and industrial estates and similar developments.

A: All owners of Strata Titled Lots have certain rights and shared common obligations. For some Strata Schemes, quite often for larger properties, it may be preferred or impractical for each of the individual property owners to participate in the day to day management of a Strata Scheme. The Strata Titles Act therefore allows for the Strata Company to be run by a Council of Owners. The Council is then appointed to run the company in accordance with the conditions of the Strata Titles Act, the by-laws for the particular scheme covering the property and with any added restrictions or directions given by the Owners at a general meeting.

The Strata Council may also delegate some or all of its powers and duties to one or more of its members and they may also appoint a Strata Manager to assist with carrying out various duties and to provide professional strata management services to the Council.

A: When appointing a Strata Council it is important that property owners take an active role in ensuring that the appointed Council is working effectively and that the duties and instructions are carried out appropriately and in a timely way. However, given time constraints, combined with the need to comply with the complexities of the Strata Act, Councils often are given the approval to engage the services of a Strata Manager or Body Corporate Manager.

The Strata Manager’s role is to take instruction from the Council and to provide professional support and services. They are required to be an impartial advocate for land owners, keep up-to-date with any changes in the legislation and should have skilled people that can work to ensure the needs of the Company are carried out quickly and efficiently.

A: If a Strata Council wishes to engage a Strata Manager they should ensure that the services required are clearly documented in a service contract. All property owners should be made aware of the reasons for the appointment of the Strata Manager and what services they will be asked to provide. Establishing clear lines of communication between the Council, Owners and the Strata Manager will help to maintain good working relationships and will assist the Strata Manager to perform their duties efficiently and for their performance and support to be monitored appropriately

A: All Strata has been providing support and quality Strata Management Services to Perth Developers, Perth Property Owners and Western Australian Strata Councils for over 20 years. With a solid understanding of our customer needs and a thorough working knowledge of the strata legislation in WA, All Strata can assist in the preparation of by-laws and budgets to ensure Companies meet their obligations to owners and continue to comply with the Strata Titles Act now and into the future.

The dedicated team at All Strata have many years of combined experience and are passionate about providing a high standard of service. We are hands on, practical team and we offer cost effective solutions for all our customers. Our mission and objective from the start of every engagement is to become a trusted partner, continually aiming to help streamline and minimise wasteful processes while looking at ways to save our customers time and money.

Our management approach is designed to anticipate our client’s needs. We also seek to remain flexible and adaptive to support any special requirements or unique circumstances should they arise. 

A: Our Standard Accounting Services typically covers activities such as: levy management and collection; payment of accounts; common property maintenance, budgeting and meeting planning and reporting. In addition we can arrange for completion and submission of BAS statements and annual returns as well as arranging auditing and completion of company tax returns.

We also offer a range of company Secretarial Services including: record keeping; preparation and management of Annual General Meeting documentation; communications with member and minute taking. We can also arrange items such as insurance cover, strata record storage; applications to the State Administration Tribunal, Local Government etc  and minor issues and complaints resolution.

For a full breakdown and detailed list of our Accounting and Secretarial Services along with further details of our Extra Services, please refer to the Our Services section of this web site.