Jocumsen Body Corporate Management
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Jocumsen Body Corporate (previously Queensland Body Corporate Administration) is the Body Corporate Administration & Consultancy arm of Jocumsen Property Group.
Jocumsen Body Corporate are professional Body Corporate Managers specialising in the provision of quality, responsive Body Corporate services to small to medium sized schemes in South East Queensland.
Jocumsen Body Corporate is a dynamic and progressive company, committed to providing the very best service to our stakeholders by:
• Utilising the highest standard of computer software
• A commitment to ongoing training of all staff
• Adopting best-practice policies for all administration operations
• Maintaining membership of industry bodies to ensure knowledge of all legislative and regulative amendments
Our clients can expect the highest levels of integrity, honesty, knowledge and skill in all our dealings.
OUR SERVICE:
On appointment as your Body Corporate Manager we will attend to all of the Administrative requirements of the Body Corporate, including:
• Pay the accounts of the body corporate;
• Maintain journals and ledgers;
• Prepare draft budgets for the administrative and sinking fund, as well as any exclusive area costs;
• Prepare notices levying administrative fund, sinking fund, air conditioning and other contributions, including automatic discount and interest calculation;
• Prepare notices regarding bulk charging for utilities;
• Prepare monthly financial statements;
• Prepare annual statements of account;
• Effect insurances as required;
• Submit insurance claims to the body corporate insurer;
• Maintain a body corporate roll;
• Maintain the books and records of the body corporate;
• Convene and attend the Annual General Meeting of the body corporate and prepare minutes of the meeting;
• Convene and attend Committee meetings and prepare minutes of the meetings;
• Convene and attend any Management group meeting required under a building management statement or easement.
• Attend to the inward and outward correspondence of the body corporate;
• Attend to applications to the Commissioner and Adjudicators and any matter arising therefrom;
• Attendance at hearings conducted by Adjudicators;
• Attendance on Solicitors in relation to legal proceedings involving the body corporate;
• Keeping of wage, income tax or other records in respect of employees or contractors of the body corporate including completion and submission of returns in respect thereof;
• Preparation and lodgement of income tax returns, business activity statements and land tax returns on behalf of the body corporate;
• Attendance on auditors of the body corporate accounts and lodgement of prescribed reports and statements;
• Attend to recovery of levies in arrears;
• Attend to matters in relation to amendments to By-laws including correspondence relating to By-laws;
• Safeguard and supervise the use of the common seal.
We are highly regarded as Body Corporate Managers by our clients, Search Agents, and other Body Corporate Managers, with whom we meet regularly.
We are focused on providing the very best service to our clients and stakeholders. We continually strive to improve our systems, knowledge, relationships and technology and we always act in the best interest of your body corporate.
What is a body corporate?
A body corporate will exist for all buildings that feature a community titles scheme and will be made up of all the owners in the scheme. Every new owner automatically becomes a member of the body corporate. Membership of the body corporate is not optional.
The body corporate must comply with the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act) and regulations.
The body corporate (owners or their representatives) makes decisions on matters with shared responsibility. These include:
• maintenance and management of common property, including equipment and services;
• determining levies (financial contributions) which owners must pay to fund its operation;
• public risk insurance;
• any compulsory building insurance; and
• establishing and enforcing by-laws (rules) relating to the management and control of lots and the common property.
• When considering purchasing a unit in a community titles scheme, you should find out if there are any fees and charges still owing - as the new
• owner, you will be obligated to honour the payments.
Essentially the body coporate is repsonsible for the smooth running and upkeep of the respective building.
Please feel free to contact one of our Body Corporate Managers if you have any questions regarding this information.
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