Body Corporate & Strata Inspection App
InspectPro is the mobile inspection app built for body corporate and strata common area assessments. Walk through lobbies, car parks, rooftops, and shared facilities — documenting defects, maintenance issues, and compliance items with commented and tagged photos and professional PDF reports delivered from your iPhone.
Why body corporate and strata inspections are critical
Body corporate and strata complexes — apartments, townhouses, unit titles, and mixed-use developments — contain shared infrastructure that every owner depends on but no single owner controls. Roofs, exterior cladding, structural elements, car parks, lifts, fire systems, plumbing risers, and common corridors all fall under the body corporate's responsibility. When these shared assets deteriorate without proper monitoring, the consequences are expensive and disruptive: emergency levies, deferred maintenance blowouts, insurance claim disputes, and declining property values.
In New Zealand, the Unit Titles Act 2010 requires every body corporate to establish and maintain a long-term maintenance plan (LTMP) covering a minimum of 30 years. The LTMP must identify all common property assets, assess their condition, and project maintenance and replacement costs. Regular condition inspections are the foundation of an accurate LTMP — without them, maintenance projections are guesswork, and the long-term maintenance fund either builds up insufficient reserves or imposes unnecessarily high levies.
In Australia, strata legislation varies by state but imposes similar obligations. In NSW, the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 requires strata schemes of a certain size to prepare a capital works fund plan based on a condition assessment. In Queensland, the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 mandates maintenance plans for community titles schemes. In Victoria, the Owners Corporations Act 2006 imposes maintenance obligations on owners corporations. Across all states, the principle is the same: you cannot plan maintenance without first knowing the condition of what you are maintaining.
Despite these legal requirements, many body corporates rely on ad hoc, poorly documented inspections — or skip regular inspections entirely, reacting only when something breaks. This approach leads to deferred maintenance, which compounds: a $5,000 roof repair deferred for three years can become a $50,000 roof replacement. Insurers are increasingly scrutinising body corporate maintenance records and may deny claims where the body corporate cannot demonstrate regular inspections and timely maintenance.
InspectPro gives body corporate managers, committee members, and building inspectors a structured, repeatable way to document common area condition. Every defect is photographed and documented. Reports are consistent from inspection to inspection, providing clear evidence to support LTMP updates, levy decisions, and insurance renewals.
Flexible sections for any complex layout
Every body corporate complex is different — a three-storey walk-up has different common areas than a 20-level tower with pools and gyms. InspectPro lets you add, remove, and reorder report sections to match the specific complex. Create sections for each building, level, car park zone, or amenity area. Configure your section layout to match the complex and reuse the same structure for recurring inspections, ensuring consistency from year to year.
Commented and tagged photos for defect documentation
Common area defects need clear visual evidence — for the committee, the strata manager, the insurer, and the contractors who will carry out repairs. Add comments to photos directly on your phone: add comments noting cracks in concrete, corroded fixings, water staining on ceilings, and other defects. Commented and tagged photos make your findings unambiguous and actionable.
Professional reports for committees and strata managers
Generate a branded PDF report that body corporate committees and strata managers can use immediately. The report includes the complex details, a structured record of all findings with photos, a priority summary, and your maintenance recommendations. It provides the evidence committees need to make informed decisions about repairs, levy funding, and long-term maintenance planning — and the documentation insurers expect to see at renewal time.
How InspectPro works for body corporate and strata inspections
What common areas need inspection? A comprehensive body corporate inspection covers every element of shared property. This typically includes: roof membrane and flashings, exterior cladding and paint, structural elements (foundations, columns, beams, load-bearing walls), balconies and balustrades, common corridors and lobbies, stairwells and handrails, car parks and driveways, lifts and lift shafts, fire safety systems (alarms, sprinklers, extinguishers, exit signage), plumbing risers and shared pipework, electrical switchboards and common lighting, swimming pools, gyms, and other amenities, landscaping and boundary fencing, and stormwater and drainage systems.
Step 1: Set up the inspection. Enter the complex name, address, body corporate number or strata plan reference, and the inspection date. InspectPro creates a structured report with sections for each common area — you can use the default layout or customise sections to match the specific complex. For large complexes, you can create separate sections for each building, level, or wing.
Step 2: Systematic walkthrough. Work through the complex methodically, starting with the roof and exterior and moving through each common area. For each defect or maintenance item you identify, capture a photo, add a comment to document the specific issue, and add a description with your assessment of urgency. Common findings include: cracked or ponding roof membranes, peeling or weathered exterior coatings, concrete spalling on balconies and car park structures, corroded handrails and balustrades, fire system components past their service date, water staining indicating leaks in risers or roof penetrations, trip hazards in common corridors, and non-compliant or damaged safety features.
Step 3: Generate and deliver the report. Once you have completed the walkthrough, generate your PDF report on-site. The body corporate inspection report includes the complex details, a section-by-section record of findings with commented and tagged photos, a summary of defects by priority, and your recommendations for immediate repairs and longer-term maintenance planning. Send the report to the body corporate committee, strata manager, or building manager — they can use it to update the LTMP, prepare levy budgets, obtain repair quotes, and demonstrate maintenance diligence to insurers.
Evidence-based maintenance planning. When every inspection follows the same section structure and documents the same elements, repeat inspections are straightforward to compare manually. A body corporate manager can review findings from successive annual inspections to assess whether identified defects have been addressed or are worsening — providing the evidence base for LTMP updates, maintenance levy decisions, and insurer reporting.