# Watchdog Strata

> Watchdog Strata is an Australian building management and strata app for building managers, strata and facility managers, owners corporations, owners and residents. Maintenance tickets, access cards, tenants, parcels, notices, quotes and owners’ polls in one installable web app, in English and Simplified Chinese.

Watchdog Strata is made for Australian apartment buildings under strata (NSW, WA, SA), body corporate (QLD, TAS, NT) and owners corporation (VIC, ACT) schemes. Roles: building manager, owners, tenants/residents. Pricing: A$999 per building per year, flat, regardless of the number of lots, units or residents; paid by the strata scheme, body corporate or owners corporation; residents use it free; 3-month free trial for strata buildings. Operated by Prox Access Pty Ltd (ABN 32 162 575 457), Sydney, NSW. First client: Aspect at APX World Square, Sydney CBD (about 108 lots).

Includes lift booking and parking / loading-dock access booking (approved by building management, e-mailed to the building), and pre-move-in access requests for future residents at https://watchdogstrata.com/request-access. Not offered: trust accounting, levy collection, general amenity bookings (pool, BBQ, gym), contractor compliance, asset registers, native app-store apps, access-control hardware integration. The owners' poll is not a statutory general-meeting vote.

## Product
- [Home](https://watchdogstrata.com/): overview
- [Pricing](https://watchdogstrata.com/pricing): A$999 per building per year, any size, 3 months free
- [Live demo](https://demo.watchdogstrata.com): sample building, resets nightly
- [Strata maintenance & defect reporting app](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/maintenance-defects): Residents report building issues with photos and video. Building managers triage by priority, keep internal notes and close the loop with a full status history.
- [Access card & mobile credential requests for strata](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/access-cards): Residents request access cards and mobile credentials: new cards, free transfers to a new phone and guest cards up to 60 days. Managers check leases and revoke.
- [Resident & tenant register for strata buildings](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/residents-tenants): Keep an accurate register of who lives in each unit. Owners add or remove their tenants, the building manager approves, and overcrowding is flagged.
- [Tenancy integrity alerts for building managers](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/integrity-alerts): Watchdog Strata flags duplicate mobile numbers, mismatched agent, tenant or owner details, wrong-unit registrations and residents nobody has confirmed.
- [Quote comparison & owners’ poll for strata](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/quotes-and-voting): Compare contractor quotes side by side and run an owners’ poll: one vote per lot, strata-roll owners only, results hidden until close. Supports OC decisions.
- [Parcel management app for apartment buildings](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/parcels): Log parcels at reception in seconds. Residents get a notification and a collection code, and the shelf shows what’s waiting, cold or already collected.
- [Strata notice board & building announcements](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/notices): Publish building notices to every resident or to owners only: AGMs, levies, water shut-offs, lift outages. Pin the important ones and notify everyone instantly.
- [Away notices & emergency contacts for strata](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/emergency-away): Residents tell management when they’re away and who to call in an emergency: spare key holders and permission to enter for a leak. Management only.
- [Lift booking & parking access app for apartments](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/bookings): Residents book the lift and loading-dock or parking access for moves, deliveries and trades. Clashes are blocked, management approves and gets an e-mail.
- [Resident marketplace & parking space rental](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/marketplace-parking): Residents sell or give away items and rent out parking spaces to neighbours. Every listing has a photo and price and is approved by management first.
- [Approvals inbox & audit history for strata](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/approvals-and-audit): Every request needing a decision lands in one inbox. Every change is logged with who, what and when, filterable and exportable to CSV, Excel or PDF.
- [Resident & owner portal app for apartments](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/resident-owner-portal): One installable web app for owners, tenants and building staff. Works on any phone or computer, with two-step sign-in, in English or Chinese.
- [Strata app in English and Chinese (简体中文)](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/english-chinese): Watchdog Strata works in English and Simplified Chinese. Residents switch language on any screen and notifications follow each person’s choice.
- [Resident suggestion box for buildings](https://watchdogstrata.com/features/suggestion-box): Residents suggest improvements or report app problems in a few taps. Building management replies, sets a status and keeps everything in the history.

## Who it's for
- [Building management app for building managers](https://watchdogstrata.com/for/building-managers): Watchdog Strata gives Australian building managers one queue for maintenance, access cards, tenants, parcels and approvals, with a full change history to export.
- [Strata manager app for owners and residents](https://watchdogstrata.com/for/strata-managers): A resident and owner app strata managers can offer their schemes: maintenance records, notices, quote comparison and owners’ polls, without changing accounting.
- [Facility management app for apartment buildings](https://watchdogstrata.com/for/facility-managers): Facility managers in residential buildings use Watchdog Strata to triage defects with photos and video, manage access cards and keep an exportable record.
- [Strata committee app: quotes, polls and records](https://watchdogstrata.com/for/committees): Strata committees use Watchdog Strata to compare contractor quotes, poll owners one vote per lot, post notices and review how every building issue was resolved.
- [Strata owner app: tenants, issues and polls](https://watchdogstrata.com/for/owners): Apartment owners use Watchdog Strata to manage their own tenants, see every building issue and how it was fixed, compare quotes and vote in owners’ polls.
- [Apartment resident app: requests, cards, parcels](https://watchdogstrata.com/for/residents): Residents and tenants use Watchdog Strata to report building issues with photos, request access cards, collect parcels and read notices, in English or Chinese.

## Guides
- [Apartment overcrowding rules: occupancy limits NSW](https://watchdogstrata.com/guides/apartment-overcrowding-occupancy-rules): Can a NSW strata building limit how many people live in an apartment? The s 137 by-law (minimum 2 adults per bedroom), council powers, other states and fair monitoring.
- [NSW building manager duties (2025): what changed](https://watchdogstrata.com/guides/nsw-building-manager-duties): NSW building managers have new legal duties from 27 October 2025: best interests, prompt action on repairs and safety, and written disclosure. Plus a record-keeping checklist.
- [NSW strata committee training: rules from 1 Oct 2026](https://watchdogstrata.com/guides/nsw-strata-committee-training): NSW strata committee members must complete free online training on Strata Hub within 3 months of appointment from 1 October 2026. Who, when, exemptions, what happens.
- [NSW strata law changes 2025–2026: full timeline](https://watchdogstrata.com/guides/nsw-strata-reforms-2025-2026): Every stage of the NSW strata reforms from 3 Feb 2025 to 1 Oct 2026: what changed, who it affects and which amending Act made it. Checked 15 October 2026.
- [Strata voting rules by state: NSW, VIC, QLD, WA](https://watchdogstrata.com/guides/strata-voting-rules-by-state): Who can vote at strata, owners corporation and body corporate meetings in NSW, VIC, QLD and WA: unfinancial owners, one vote per lot, polls, proxies and e-voting.
- [Strata vs body corporate vs owners corporation](https://watchdogstrata.com/guides/strata-vs-body-corporate-vs-owners-corporation): Strata, body corporate or owners corporation? See what each Australian state and territory calls it, which Act applies, and who makes the decisions.
- [Victorian owners corporation reforms 2026 explained](https://watchdogstrata.com/guides/vic-owners-corporation-reforms-2026): What the Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2026 (Vic) changes for owners corporations: legal proceedings, payment plans, the new one-owner proxy cap and start dates.

## By state
- [Owners corporation software ACT: Unit Titles Act 2011](https://watchdogstrata.com/owners-corporation-software/act): Owners corporation software for the ACT: the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, executive committees, ACAT unit titles disputes and the 2026 changes.
- [Strata, body corporate & OC software by state](https://watchdogstrata.com/strata-software/): Strata, body corporate and owners corporation software by state: the Act, entity, committee and dispute body for all eight Australian jurisdictions.
- [Strata software NSW: 2026 laws and what to look for](https://watchdogstrata.com/strata-software/nsw): Strata software for NSW owners corporations and building managers: the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, the 2025–26 reforms and what your app should record.
- [Body corporate software NT: Unit Title Schemes Act 2009](https://watchdogstrata.com/body-corporate-software/nt): Body corporate software for the NT: the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 vs the Unit Titles Act 1975, bodies corporate, committees and NTCAT disputes.
- [Body corporate software Queensland: BCCM Act guide](https://watchdogstrata.com/body-corporate-software/qld): Body corporate software for Queensland: the BCCM Act 1997, the five regulation modules, BCCM conciliation and the evidence your body corporate app should keep.
- [Strata software SA: strata and community corporations](https://watchdogstrata.com/strata-software/sa): Strata software for South Australia: the Strata Titles Act 1988, the Community Titles Act 1996, how SA strata disputes are handled and what an app should record.
- [Strata & building management app for Sydney apartments](https://watchdogstrata.com/strata-software/sydney): A building management app for Sydney apartment towers: maintenance records, parcels, access cards and resident checks in English and Chinese, under NSW law.
- [Body corporate software Tasmania: Strata Titles Act 1998](https://watchdogstrata.com/body-corporate-software/tas): Body corporate software for Tasmania: the Strata Titles Act 1998, committees, Recorder of Titles disputes, TASCAT appeals and the draft 2026 bill.
- [Owners corporation software Victoria: 2026 guide](https://watchdogstrata.com/owners-corporation-software/vic): Owners corporation software for Victoria: the Owners Corporations Act 2006, the five OC tiers, the 2026 reforms and the records your OC app should keep.
- [Strata software WA: Strata Titles Act and 2026 review](https://watchdogstrata.com/strata-software/wa): Strata software for WA strata companies and councils: the Strata Titles Act 1985, Landgate, SAT disputes and the Phase Two law review, open to 26 November 2026.

## Comparisons
- [Best strata & building management apps Australia 2026](https://watchdogstrata.com/compare/best-strata-apps-australia): Best strata and building management apps in Australia (2026): 12 tools grouped by use case, with best-for, pricing, strengths and watch-outs.
- [Watchdog Strata vs BuildingLink: comparison (2026)](https://watchdogstrata.com/compare/buildinglink): Watchdog Strata vs BuildingLink: features, languages, integrations and pricing. BuildingLink leads on scale and integrations; Watchdog on tenancy integrity.
- [Watchdog Strata vs MYBOS: honest comparison (2026)](https://watchdogstrata.com/compare/mybos): Watchdog Strata vs MYBOS on features, pricing and fit. MYBOS leads on facility management breadth; Watchdog on tenancy integrity and owners' decisions.
- [Watchdog Strata vs TowerDesk: comparison (2026)](https://watchdogstrata.com/compare/towerdesk): Watchdog Strata vs TowerDesk: both are web-portal strata apps. TowerDesk leads on modules and published pricing; Watchdog on tenancy integrity checks.

## Company
- [About](https://watchdogstrata.com/about)
- [Security](https://watchdogstrata.com/security)
- [Aspect, APX World Square](https://watchdogstrata.com/customers/aspect-apx-world-square)
- [Contact](https://watchdogstrata.com/contact): hello@watchdogstrata.com