Strata & Body Corporate Pest Control
Treating one unit while the neighbours go untreated does not work. Cockroaches and rodents move through wall cavities, service risers and shared slabs without regard to lot boundaries, and German cockroach in particular will simply re-migrate from the unit next door.
Why lot-by-lot does not work
Cockroaches and rodents move through wall cavities, service risers, roof spaces and shared slabs. Treating one unit while the units either side go untreated does not solve the problem, it relocates it — and German cockroach in particular will re-migrate from an untreated neighbour within weeks. Scheme-wide is not an upsell, it is the only approach that holds.
How we structure it — and why it costs the body corporate nothing extra
We split the scheme into common property and individual lots, and we price them separately.
| Component | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Common property | $660 inc GST | General pest treatment plus termite inspection across common areas. Billed to the body corporate. |
| Per lot — termite inspection / pest treatment | $330 inc GST | Opt-in. Each owner books and pays BugBoss directly. |
| German cockroach program | $180 per affected room inc GST | Two-treatment program. Excluded from scheduled treatments and quoted separately. |
Each owner books and pays us direct, so lot treatments cost the body corporate nothing and create no administration for the committee or the manager. The body corporate approves the common property program; individual owners decide for themselves whether they want their lot done at the same time. It is the arrangement committees say yes to fastest, because it carries no budget risk.
Termite inspections in a scheme
Termites do not respect lot boundaries either, and in a multi-unit building a single concealed entry point puts the whole structure at risk. Inspections are carried out to AS 4349.3, with AS 3660.2 cited for management of existing structures. Reports are issued per scheme with per-lot findings, so the committee has one document and each owner has their own section.
What committees and managers get
- A single scheme-wide report, issued to the committee and the manager
- Per-lot findings for owners who opted in
- Numbered station register for any rodent program on common property
- Licence and insurance certificates on file — QBCC 15315305, PMT 1004307814, $20 million public liability and professional indemnity
- A written scope and fixed price before any work is scheduled
- Resident notification material you can circulate before the service date
Quotes
We quote strata work off the scheme details — number of lots, building type and storeys, common property extent and access. Send us the CTS number and an address and we will come back with a written scope, a pricing schedule and the compliance pack. There is no charge and no obligation.
Our services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. For major failures with the service, you are entitled: 1. to cancel your service contract with us; and 2. to a refund for the unused portion, or to compensation for its reduced value. You are also entitled to be compensated for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. If the failure does not amount to a major failure you are entitled to have problems with the service rectified in a reasonable time and, if this is not done, to cancel your contract and obtain a refund for the unused portion of the contract.
Anything we offer below is in addition to those rights, not instead of them.
Frequently asked
Does the body corporate have to pay for the lot treatments?
No. Lot treatments are opt-in and each owner books and pays us directly, so they cost the body corporate nothing and create no administration for the committee or the manager. The body corporate approves the common property program only.
How do you quote a scheme?
Send us the CTS number and the address, along with the number of lots, the building type and storeys, and anything we should know about access. We come back with a written scope of works, a pricing schedule and the compliance pack. No charge, no obligation.
What if only some owners want their unit treated?
That is the normal outcome and the program is designed for it. The one exception is German cockroach — it moves between adjoining lots through wall cavities and service risers, so treating some units and not others rarely holds. Where we find it we will tell the committee plainly which lots need to be done together.
Where we do this work
Ready to get it handled?
Straight answer on the phone, fixed price in writing, and a technician who shows you what he found.