Showing posts with label quest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quest. Show all posts

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Short Term Only

Some apartment buildings are built for residents, but are used for short term stays (hotel style accommodation) that causes problems for residents.  Some apartment buildings are only built for short term stays, and are trying to keep out long term tenants and owner occupiers.

"Quest on Story resident Cameron Green said that unless he and the owners of another eight apartments in the inner-city Kangaroo Point building could find the money to fight a legal battle, they would be out on the streets.

The residents bought their homes unaware that under the town plan they could only be used for short-term stays.

In many cases the apartments were advertised as suitable for first home buyers, the new owners received first home buyer's grants and in all cases solicitors carried out all the relevant searches."

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Apartments that are not zoned for residential living

There are a small number of apartment buildings in Brisbane (and on the Sunshine Coast) that are zoned for short term rentals only and where bylaws or the zoning prevent owners from using or renting the apartment for a permanent residences. One is the Quest Story Bridge apartment complex at Kangaroo Point, discussed in this story.
"Unit owner Cameron Green said lawyers carried out standard property searches for him in 2009 but this did not reveal that only short-term occupants were allowed. He said he and other buyers were not made aware when they bought their homes that they could not live in them permanently, due to a development condition imposed on the 14-year-old building. It is understood a building approval search would have revealed the problem but this type of check is generally considered to be “optional” during conveyancing."