Strata & body corporate guides

QLD body corporate records: what must be kept and who can see them

Which records a Queensland body corporate is legally required to keep, how long they must be retained, who has the right to inspect them, and how information certificates work when a lot is sold.

Running a QLD body corporate AGM: notice, agenda, quorum, and minutes

When a Queensland body corporate must hold its AGM, what the notice and agenda must contain, the motions every AGM has to decide, how quorum and voting work on the day, and the deadlines for minutes.

QLD body corporate committee: roles, election, powers, and limits

Who sits on a Queensland body corporate committee, what the chairperson, secretary and treasurer actually do, what the committee can and cannot decide, and the conduct rules every member signs up to.

QLD body corporate levies: how contributions are set, invoiced, and recovered

How a Queensland body corporate sets its levies each year, what a valid levy notice must contain, the discount and penalty-interest rules, and the recovery path the Act requires when contributions are left unpaid.

Pet approvals in a QLD body corporate: how to apply, decide, and set conditions

What a Queensland body corporate can lawfully require before a pet moves in, why a "no pets" by-law doesn't hold up, which conditions are reasonable, and the path when a request is refused or ignored.

QLD body corporate voting: ordinary and special resolutions explained

What majority each motion type needs under the BCCM Act, how general-meeting and committee votes differ, and the notice, quorum, and proxy rules that make a vote valid.