Strata Management

Is Your Strata Scheme Exempt From Complying With WH&S?

Is your Strata Scheme Exempt from Complying With WH&S? The answer is “Yes” if it fits within the narrow exemption…

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Strata Committee

Electing The Strata Committee: How To Vote For Strata Committee Members

In most cases, electing the strata committee is a quick decision made by consensus of the Owners Corporation at the…

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Retrofitting EV Charging

Retrofitting EV Charging Equipment Vs Practical Protection of People and Property

Current regulations do not generally require involvement from building surveyors, fire engineers or the local fire services in the installation…

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Land Encroachments

Others Claiming or Using Your Land: Encroachments & Adverse Possession

With the increasing cost and reducing size of city residential properties, exactly what land is owned by you is becoming…

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Owners Corporation

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…

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Drips and Disputes

Drips and Disputes: Unraveling the Responsibility for Upstairs Water Leaks

It is not always clear whether water ingress results from defective common property, or whether it is originating from another…

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By-law Breach: NCAT Reject the Mixed Bag Approach

By-law Breach: NCAT Reject the Mixed Bag Approach

Lot Owners who Breach By-laws An owners corporation is able to take legal action in NCAT against an owner who…

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Tribunal Proceedings

Your Behaviour in Tribunal Proceedings Matters – It Affects the Costs Order!

In recent Tribunal proceedings with respect to the appointment of a compulsory managing agent for a strata scheme, parties faced…

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Strata Disputes

Don’t You Dare Sue Me – Overstepping the Mark

Strata Lot Owner and Owners Corporation in Dispute Is it legitimate for a lot owner to pressure an owners corporation…

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Strata Plans

Interpretation Of Strata Plans: How Do I Read My Strata Plan?

Each strata plan registered in NSW is unique. In addition to the fact that every strata building or complex will…

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