Owners corporations that haven’t already done so are meant to consider all by-laws by 30 Nov 2017. Template or fixed fee strata by-laws available.
Template and Fixed Fee Strata By-laws
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Disabled Residents – Do You Need to Provide Access?
Does an owners corporation need to modify its common property to provide easier access for disabled residents in its strata scheme?
Repair and Maintenance of Unauthorised Works
We all know an owners corporation must maintain and repair common property but what happens when an owner alters the common property?
Supreme Court Quashes NCAT Decision
An NCAT decision allowing a lot owner to keep unauthorised renovations was recently overturned by the Supreme Court.
Case Halted Until Owners Corporation Gives Security
The Supreme Court has ordered an owners corporation suing its former lawyers to give security for the costs the lawyers will incur.
Is Fair Trading Wrong? Are Anti-Airbnb By-laws Valid?
NSW Fair Trading modified its well known “Strata Living” handbook to indicate that by-laws prohibiting short term lettings are invalid.
You May Have Heard There’s Been a Delay!
The NSW Government recently announced the delay of the strata building bond and inspection schemes to…
Are House Rules Binding? This will Surprise You!
What about rules that are made by a strata committee and placed on a notice board? Are they binding?
Lift Refurbishments and Compensation Payouts?
Can an owners corporation shut down the lifts in its building to refurbish them? If so, do they have to pay compensation to owners and tenants?
Structural Defects Given a Limited Meaning
The Supreme Court has decided that structural defects under the old home building legislation do not extend to cover certain building elements.