by Allison | Oct 26, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
It is no secret that the Australian Privacy Principles (APP), found in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), impose restrictions on organisations and individuals, like strata managers, in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. In...
by Allison | Oct 13, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, Strata Disputes
For most of us our homes are our castles. Given the emotional and financial stresses associated with them it is understandable that when there is a problem such as water penetration, a unit owner wants someone else to be responsible for any financial loss caused. In a...
by Chris | Sep 1, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, Strata Disputes
Owners Corporations pass resolutions at meetings all the time, often unanimously and without controversy. The recent ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) case of Green & Ors v The Owners – Units Plan No. 199 (Unit Titles) [2014] ACAT 52 highlights the...
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 | 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...
by Allison | Jun 29, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
A recent Supreme Court decision involving a dispute between an Owners Corporation and a building expert engaged to inspect the property and provide a building defects report has raised the following issues: the need for an Owners Corporation to consider the scope...
