Articles

Plain-English writing on how Australian apartment buildings actually run, handover, records, maintenance, compliance, and the volunteers and building managers who carry it all.

For committees

What your building forgets every time the committee changes

A committee carries a statutory duty, a budget and no handover. What the law recovers, what it can't, and the five-line list you can write tonight.

Greg Ferguson · 7 min read
For owners & residents

You're allowed to ask. You're also allowed to check.

What your building has to show you, what it costs, and the three documents to ask for this month, starting with the insurance policy you're paying for.

Greg Ferguson · 7 min read
For committees & building managers

The deadlines nobody hands a new committee

Your building's compliance year runs whether anyone is watching or not. What's in it, state by state, and the one-page version to build at your next meeting.

Greg Ferguson · 8 min read
For owners & committees

Nobody is hiding anything. That's the problem.

The eleven-week tap, traced week by week. No villain, just an invisible queue. Plus the four questions that show whether your building has a list at all.

Greg Ferguson · 9 min read
For building managers

You're doing the work. It just isn't visible.

“It's with the committee” sounds like nothing is happening. Why a visible record is a building manager's best asset, at renewal, at the AGM, and in the foyer.

Greg Ferguson · 9 min read

Guides & comparisons

Strata software built for committeesWhy the committee, not the professionals around it, is who NaloHub is built for NaloHub vs MYBOS: how to chooseA fair comparison, including when MYBOS is the better fit