by Chris | Oct 3, 2017 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
The Australian Building Codes Board has added a new page to its website entitled “Non-Conforming Building Products”. This webpage is presumably a response to various concerns raised about the risks of using substandard products or materials (‘non-conforming’), or...
by Chris | May 2, 2017 | ACT, Strata Disputes
In The Owners – Units Plan 68 v Haughey (Unit Titles) [2016] ACAT 131 the respondent installed a hot water system on the back wall of his unit which was common property where it remained for nearly five years. Ultimately, a question arose as to whether the...
by Chris | May 2, 2017 | ACT, Strata Disputes
In Floro v Owners – Units Plan No 630 (Unit Titles) [2017] ACAT 4 the applicant, Ms Floro, sought a review of a decision of the respondent owners corporation to decline to grant owners within the complex a ‘special privilege’ to erect support poles for a...
by Chris | May 1, 2017 | NSW, Uncategorized
The Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 has been in force for six months (as at May 2017). Domain.com.au has created a quiz for owners, strata managers and lawyers alike to test their knowledge about the new Act. Have a go here.
by Chris | May 1, 2017 | By-Laws, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
Introduction A dispute over the airspace between two balconies in Queensland has provided the most comprehensive authority to date as to what is considered an ‘unreasonable refusal’ by owners corporations for the purposes of granting a common property right. The High...
