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Plain-English tutorials, articles and guides on meetings, levies, documents and Queensland body corporate law, written for owners, not lawyers.

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Getting started

Inviting owners and building your roll

Get every lot and owner into Self Strata, with the right access for each.

6 min read
Getting started

Roles on a self-managed committee

Chairperson, secretary, treasurer: who does what, and what you can share.

5 min read
Meetings & voting

AGM, EGM or committee meeting?

The three meeting types, when to use each, and what they can decide.

6 min read
Meetings & voting

Getting notice periods right

How far ahead to issue notice, and how Self Strata checks it for you.

4 min read
Meetings & voting

How online voting and VOCMs work

Run a vote outside a committee meeting and keep every decision valid.

7 min read
Levies & money

Admin fund vs sinking fund

The two pots your levies fund, and why both matter for the long run.

5 min read
Levies & money

Chasing overdue levies, kindly

Reminders, interest and recovery: staying firm without the friction.

6 min read
Documents

Records you must keep, and for how long

The documents every QLD scheme is required to hold and retain.

5 min read
Documents

Controlling who sees what

All-owners vs committee-only access, and getting it right by default.

4 min read
Legislation

QLD body corporate law in plain English

The Act and regulation modules, explained without the jargon.

9 min read
Legislation

Do we still need a manager?

Your obligations as a self-managed scheme, and where software helps.

6 min read
Getting started

Migrating from your old manager

Bring your roll, finances and documents across in one clean move.

5 min read
New to all this?

Queensland body corporate law, in plain English

A friendly walkthrough of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act: what a self-managed scheme can do, what it must do, and where Self Strata keeps you on the right side of the rules.

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