Strata Industry
Your Strata Scheme is Being Sued for $850 Million
Lot Owner Claims Damages of $850 Million! Generally we use these bulletins for educational purposes, but it’s getting toward that…
NSW Strata Reforms – The New Laws Explained!
Will your by-laws need updating in line with the new Strata Laws? Since last week’s article where we spoke about ‘phase 1’…
Parking Space Levies – The Question of Visitor Spaces
Are Visitor Parking Spaces Exempt from Levies? A recent decision of the Appeal Panel of NCAT has re-examined the question…
How To Conduct A Meeting Of The Owners Corporation? Some Tips
In NSW, the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the Act) regulates how general meetings (sometimes called extraordinary general meetings) and annual general…
Does the Joy of Keeping a Pet in Strata come at a Cost?
Keeping a pet in some strata schemes can be costly when schemes charge an additional fee or bond for the…
BY-LAWS AND STRATA & COMMUNITY TITLE SCHEMES MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS AND THE EFFECT OF UNCERTAINTY, INCONSISTENCY AND POWER
This has been a question in a number of strata scheme cases following the introduction of section 136(1) of the…
Sustainability Infrastructure Options for your Scheme
Strata owners corporations have an increasingly broad range of options for reducing their impact on the environment and potentially saving…
BBQs, Pools, Gyms, Summer! Get your By-laws Right!
BBQs, Pools and Gyms By-laws Hot summer weather and the festive season is upon us and what a better time…
Appointing a new strata manager
Most owners corporation’s in NSW will appoint a strata manager to assist them with the day-to-day running of the strata…
Can you Ban Smoking without a By-law?
Restricting or Banning Smoking in Strata Smoking in strata buildings is a hot topic as Queensland grapples with a proposal…