NSW Supreme Court recently found a Local Council which acted as the certifier of a house, liable to the home owner for structural defects.
Court Finds Certifier Liable for Building Defects
Tag: strata by-laws
Pets, Parking and Smoking – New Strata By-laws
By-laws allowing pets in units, managing illegal parking and curbing smoking have been overhauled.
And That’s a Wrap Up Strata… 2015!
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support. We’ve been busy helping communities throughout 2015, thanks to you!
Wake up and Smell the Smoke – Prohibited Smoking
NCAT recently ordered the landlord of a strata unit in Potts Point to pay compensation to his tenant for second hand smoke exposure.
New Strata Laws Passed for 1 July 2016
On 29 Oct 2015, the New South Wales Parliament passed the new Strata Schemes Management Bill 2015 and the Strata Schemes Development Bill 2015.
New Register for Home Owner Warranty Insurance
As from 15 January 2015, did you know that a new register for home owner warranty insurance policies now exists in NSW?
Once an Icon – Now a Pile of Rubble
“In 1980 my parents took me to the Gold Coast for a holiday. My first adventure in Queensland, I was 2 years old. We stayed at the (in)famous Iluka hotel.”
Short Term Holiday Letting Exposes a Hole in Insurance
Short term lettings might void strata insurance policies leaving no cover for property damage caused to strata apartments by unruly tenants.
Further Delays to Strata Law Reforms
The plan to reform the state’s 50-year-old strata laws was first flagged in 2011 but a series of ministerial changes have hampered the process.
Controversial Smoke Free Strata By-Laws
Smoke-free environments are now being enforced in the form of strata by-laws. I this going too far? Should strict by-laws be adopted?