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    July 9, 2013 - 10:51 am

    Hi,

    We own a unit in a duplex that we rent. The duplex is only 1 year old and we had our second body corp meeting the other day.

    After the body corp meeting I had a chat to the owner of the other unit. They brought up that we maybe should look into make it a freehold rather than having a body corporate as it currently has.

    At the moment we actually don’t have any ‘common’ areas that has to be maintained (ie guest parking, bbq area etc).

    We do however share a common wall. The block is just about 280sqm and is build all the way to the boundary on either side.

    Does anyone know if it would be possible to get a strata on a small block like this and also would it be worth it?

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    Thank for suggestions.

    J

    Profile photo of Jacqui MiddletonJacqui Middleton
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    July 10, 2013 - 6:38 am

    Hi there, where is the property located?  (ie suburb and state)

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    July 10, 2013 - 11:09 am

    Thanks for replying.

    It is in a suburb in Nth Brisbane.

    Thanks,

    j

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    July 10, 2013 - 11:26 am

    Johk, Darryl Richards is your man.

    Good forum contributor and a wealth of knowledge in the Town Planning for Brisbane.

    Other than that a top bloke.

    Cheers

    Yours in Finance

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    Profile photo of Josh AthertonJosh Atherton
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    July 10, 2013 - 11:27 am

    You may not be able to get freehold as there is a joining wall. It will be best to talk to a local town planner. If you need one PM me for the brisbane area. 

    If you can exit from the body corp management agreement that may be in place since it was only set up about a year ago you could use the two lot scheme that came into effect in QLD a year or so ago. this allows for duplexes like yours with no common area to be managed individually by the owner. 

    Josh

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    July 10, 2013 - 11:30 am

    Hi J, how much body corp do you pay ? , also do you pay extra for fire / public liability insurance ? Is it just yourself and neighbour  in body corp , or is there a body corp company who looks after the fund? , I have had a few units / duplexes over the years and all had different rules  :) 

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    July 10, 2013 - 1:04 pm

    Hi,

    The  levy will be going up to $460/qtr which includes the insurance premium of $1700/yr.

    Yes it is only me and the neighbour in body corp but there si an external body copr manager. Their fee is about $300/yr and they do the budgets etc . I don’t mind paying them the $300/yr for the work but was thinking the property would be more sellable if it was not a body corp.

    I appreciate your input

    j

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