Apartment living

Resources and information to build your strata knowledge and provide helpful tips and strategies.

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Sustainable Apartments

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Find out more about strata

An ever-increasing number of local residents live in apartment blocks, also known as strata-titled buildings.

Approximately 80% of residences in our area are apartments – over 5 times the national average.

Different rules and approaches can apply in apartment blocks and not everyone is used to high-density living.

If you're new to apartment living, or unsure of the nitty gritty, Strata Answers has developed a series of videos to build your knowledge and provide you useful tips. You can also check out the Strata Skills 101 Instagram account for regular tips.

Buying an apartment

Buyer’s agent advice

Can I understand what is in a strata search?

What does a conveyancer advise?

Dealing with defects

Who’s responsible?

Who’s responsible?

Understanding by-laws

Understanding by-laws

Understanding by-laws: Chinese language

Championing projects in strata

Championing projects in strata

Making strata meetings work for you

Making strata meetings work for you

Strata living and your money

Fire safety in apartments

The NSW Government has introduced laws to ban unsafe building products being used. Find out how to identify unsafe cladding and ensure your building is safe.

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Helping you with apartment living

Our residential apartments sustainability plan aims to improve environmental performance in new and existing apartment buildings. We offer a range of resources, funding incentives and initiatives to help you reduce energy and water consumption in your building, and save money.

If you are experiencing issues with recycling in your building we offer a range of free stickers and signs to help clean up your bin area. You can consult our waste guide for apartment buildings for tips on how to display these signs and set up your bin room for success.

We’re trialling a food scraps recycling service for apartment buildings.

Ratings and assessment grants worth up to $10,000 are offered to all owners corporations within our local area, and this covers NABERS ratings. This is a national rating tool used to measure how your building is performing, with regards to energy and water, and show where there are potential savings.
Apartment tenants and owners can get more help about high-rise living from government and professional organisations.

The NSW Government provides information about living or buying into a strata community, and NSW Land Registry Services cover key property information.

The Owners Corporation Network supports owners living and investing in apartments, Strata Community Australia supports the strata sector and Tenants NSW is the peak organisation for renters.”