Industry News
Owners Corporation Court of Appeal Building Defects Win!
Adding Further Building Defects to an Existing Claim On 17 April 2023, the New South Wales Court of Appeal in…
To Cook, or Not to Cook?
In the recent case of Franklin v The Owners—Strata Plan No. 87497 [2022] NSWCATCD 210, the applicant was an owner of a…
Does NCAT Have Authority to Direct to Whom a Civil Penalty Issued Under s 247A of the SSMA 2015 is Paid?
According to the recent case of The Owners – Strata Plan No. 61285 v Taylor (No. 3) [2023] NSWCATCD 1, the answer…
Voice of the Strata Manager Survey 2023
At MRI, we understand that strong and connected community are essential to a thriving society. Strata Managers play a critical…
Damages Claims Against Strata & Building Managers
A recent decision of the Appeal Panel of NCAT has not ruled out the possibility that NCAT may be able…
THE NSW SUPREME COURT AND THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020
The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (D&BPA), which was famously the NSW Government’s response to the increase in defective…
New rules for Strata Agents & Residential Property Agents
Updated Rules for Strata and Residential Property Managers Updated rules for strata managing agents and real estate agents including assistant…
Recognising when a solution can cause more harm than good
Knowledge is power, and when this power is embraced by a team, it creates leaders in an industry.In premium building…
Proposed Laws to Give NSW Building Commissioner Power
An owners corporations duty to maintain and repair defective common property in NSW is likely to undergo a major change…
ACT Government’s Private Buildings Cladding Scheme Announced
To support owners corporations with the costs of rectifying combustible cladding on private apartment buildings in Australia’s capital, the ACT…
