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Can I get out of my body corporate?

While in theory it is possible to dissolve a body corporate in Queensland, the narrow opportunities and general practicalities of doing so mean the answer is typically no.

If your lot is physically in a tower or part of a gated community, the answer is no, you will not be able to get out of your body corporate. The local authority will simply not allow it.

If you are in a duplex or something very small it might be possible to get out of the body corporate, but the first place to check is the town planning restrictions. The local authority may have approved the scheme only because it was strata titled. 

Leaving a small body corporate means dissolving the body corporate entirely, which will only be possible with the support of all other owners.

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