ONE Apartments owner?
WHAT IF EVERY APARTMENT BECAME AN AIRBNB?
Should apartments at ONE be permanent Airbnbs? Owners should decide.
Register your support to help put the issue to a formal vote.
Join 20+ ONE owners who have already registered
WHILE THEY PROFIT, YOU PAY.
The operator receives the accommodation income. The rest of the building shares the lifts, corridors, facilities, security and consequences of a constant turnover of short-term guests.
Transient guests
A constant turnover of people who don't live in the building.
Noise & disruption
Short-term guests can create disturbances for permanent residents.
Common property
Lifts, corridors, pools and other shared facilities are used by a continual turnover of short-term visitors.
Security
A continual turnover of visitors means more non-residents entering and using a residential building.
Damage & clean-up
When problems occur in shared areas, the consequences can affect the broader building.
Residential amenity
Owners and residents should have a say in whether their residential building is increasingly used for transient accommodation.
THIS ISN'T HYPOTHETICAL.
Owners and residents at ONE have raised concerns about incidents associated with short-term accommodation.
Responsible guests aren't the issue. The question is whether apartments should be operated permanently as short-term accommodation in a residential strata building.
ENOUGH.
LET OWNERS DECIDE.
You don't need to decide how you'll vote today. You can simply support giving ONE owners the opportunity to vote.
Register Your SupportWHAT HAPPENS IF EVERY OWNER DOES IT?
If operating an apartment as permanent short-term accommodation is acceptable for one owner, what happens when there are 10? 20? 50? Owners should have the opportunity to decide what kind of residential community ONE should be.
Register Your SupportTHIS ISN'T ABOUT
STOPPING OWNERS
FROM RENTING.
The issue is permanent short-term accommodation — not ordinary residential tenancies.
Long-term rental
A resident rents the apartment and makes it their home.
Permanent short-term rental
A continual turnover of temporary guests uses the apartment as short-term accommodation.
The proposed vote concerns short-term rental accommodation. It does not seek to prohibit ordinary residential tenancies.
OWNERS HAVE A SAY.
NSW strata law already gives owners corporations a specific power here. In plain English:
Can be restricted by by-law
Not the host's principal home
NSW strata law allows an owners corporation, by special resolution, to prohibit short-term rental accommodation where the lot is not the host's principal place of residence.
Cannot be restricted by by-law
Principal home
The section 137A prohibition does not apply where the lot is the host's principal place of residence.
This reflects section 137A of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW). Any by-law still needs to go through the owners corporation's normal process, including a special resolution. Read the NSW legislation
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE HOW YOU'LL VOTE TODAY.
You're simply asking for the right to vote.
20+ ONE owners have already registered their support for having the issue formally put to owners.
Register Your SupportHELP PUT IT TO A VOTE.
20+ ONE owners have already registered. Add your details to support having the issue of permanent short-term rentals formally put to ONE owners for a vote.
This is not your formal strata vote.
Registering means you support giving ONE owners the opportunity to vote on the issue. It doesn't commit you to voting for a particular outcome.
Thank you.
Your support has been registered.
We'll keep you informed as the campaign progresses toward putting the issue to a vote.
Questions? humans@airbnbvote.com.au
Your details will remain confidential. Your information will be held by the organiser of this independent owner initiative and used only to verify owner support, organise the proposed vote and provide relevant campaign updates. Your details will not be published. Questions: humans@airbnbvote.com.au
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
What am I registering for?
You're registering your support for having the issue of permanent short-term rental accommodation put to a formal vote of ONE owners. Registration is not itself the formal strata vote and doesn't commit you to voting for a particular outcome.
Are we trying to ban all Airbnb?
No. NSW law limits what a strata by-law can prohibit. Section 137A of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 allows an owners corporation, by special resolution, to prohibit short-term rental accommodation where the lot is not the host's principal place of residence. That provision can't be used to prohibit short-term rental accommodation where the lot is the host's principal place of residence.
Can ONE legally restrict permanent Airbnbs?
NSW strata law allows an owners corporation, by special resolution, to make a by-law prohibiting short-term rental accommodation where the lot is not the host's principal place of residence. Any proposed by-law would need to go through the appropriate owners corporation process and formal vote.
What is a special resolution?
A special resolution is a formal owners corporation decision with a higher voting threshold than an ordinary resolution. Under current NSW strata rules, a special resolution passes where no more than 25% of the value of votes cast, calculated by unit entitlement, are against the resolution.
What is unit entitlement?
Unit entitlement is the number allocated to your lot under the strata scheme. It's used for various strata purposes and is relevant to how votes are calculated for a special resolution.
Where can I find my unit entitlement?
Check your strata roll, levy notice or other strata documentation for the unit entitlement allocated to your apartment. If you can't find it, don't worry — unit entitlement is optional on the registration form.
Why do you need my unit number?
Your unit number helps confirm that registrations come from genuine ONE Apartments owners.
Why do you need my phone number?
Your phone number lets the campaign organiser verify an owner registration if necessary, and contact you with important information relating to the proposed vote.
Will my details be made public?
No. Registration details will remain confidential and won't be published. They'll be held by the campaign organiser and used only for purposes connected with this owner initiative.
Does registering mean I've voted to ban Airbnb?
No. Registering means you support having the issue put to ONE owners for a formal vote. The formal strata vote is a separate process.
Can apartments still be rented to long-term tenants?
Yes. This proposal concerns short-term rental accommodation. It doesn't seek to prohibit ordinary residential tenancies.
What happens next?
Support is currently being gathered from ONE owners. The objective is to demonstrate sufficient owner support to progress the issue through the appropriate owners corporation process and have owners formally vote on it. Registering allows the campaign organiser to keep you informed as the process develops.
I have another question. Who can I contact?
20+ ONE owners already registered
OWNERS DESERVE A SAY.
Help put permanent short-term rentals to a vote.
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