by Allison | Jul 21, 2014 | ACT, Legal Alert, Levies, Levies, NSW
Once judgment has been granted in a levy recovery matter the Owners Corporation should seriously consider applying for the issue of a bankruptcy notice. When is a bankruptcy notice possible? To obtain a bankruptcy notice in levy recovery matters the judgment debt must...
by Allison | Jul 15, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
When recovering strata levies or defending an application by a lot owner in respect of the validity of a meeting, it is essential that you have good processes in place and can demonstrate that you have followed these processes when sending meeting notices and levy...
by Allison | Jul 8, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, Levies, Levies, NSW
In a recent Local Court case, the court had much to say on what was considered ‘reasonable’ legal expenses and ‘reasonable’ conduct in commencing levy recovery proceedings. The court was critical of the managing agent & the Owners Corporation and found for the...
by Allison | Jul 7, 2014 | Legal Alert, Levies, NSW
An Owners Corporation is entitled to “recover as a debt a contribution not paid at the end of one month after it becomes due and payable, together with any interest payable and the expenses of the owners corporation incurred in recovering those amounts” under Section...
by Allison | Jun 29, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
Many commercial contracts, including those between building managers, facilities managers, caretakers, strata managers and Owners Corporations, have a clause buried towards the end of the contract that sets out a process for resolving disputes. In my experience it is...