Contract killers - the strata law that's simply ignored

In this week’s podcast we ask why it is that, while the so-called Arrow decision has established that pre-sale strata contracts are invalid, some developers can get away with signing them.

As raised by our friend Francesco Andreone at GoStrata, what needs to be done to the laws to stop this pernicious exploitation of strata owners’ lack of knowledge and experience?  

And why do we apartment owners have to risk our money in taking developers  to court to re-litigate these cases every time they turn up.

On a lighter note, we ask how over-50s would cope with having to share homes again.  Sure it would help with loneliness and isolation, as well as being financially prudent.  But what would other Boomers' behaviour do that drove you mad?

And finally, Flat Chat has a new media outlet and a whole new readership (we hope) who have missed out on our 20 years of fighting the good fight for strata owners and residents.

That’s all in this week’s Flat Chat Wrap.

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Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.
Find out more about Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson on their websites.