NCAT has ordered an owners corporation to pay compensation to a unit owner for water damage caused by defects in the common property.
NCAT Orders Owners Corporation to Pay Out!
Tag: Strata Scheme
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?
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?
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.
Were Statutory Warranties Breached?
An apartment building in Rhodes, Sydney claimed damages against Walker Group Constructions, inferring they had breached statutory warranties.
Great News for By-law Registrations
LPI NSW has updated the Registrar-General’s directions concerning the requirements to register a Consolidation/Change of By-Laws.