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Harsh, Unconscionable, Oppressive: Angus Has the Last Bark on Strata By-law

by Allison | Nov 19, 2020 | By-Laws, Case Review, Fact Sheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Rules, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised

Commencement of Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2020

by Chris | Oct 28, 2020 | ACT, Legal Alert, News & Publications

On Sunday 1 November 2020, the amendments to the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 will commence. Please find the following link for our summary table of the amendments. Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2020 Summary Table

What to Expect from Your Strata Manager?

by Allison | Jul 29, 2020 | Fact Sheets, Factsheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

What strata owners should expect from their strata managers and what services are and are not included as part of a strata manager’s duties can be a heated topic. The Acts dealing with a strata manager’s functions are analysed below. Under section 3 of the Property...

Can a By-law be Challenged while a Scheme is Under Compulsory Management?

by Allison | Jul 29, 2020 | By-Laws, Case Review, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes

In Morgan-Jones & Ufert v The Owners Strata Plan No 15599 [2019] NSWCATAP 187, the applicants, who owned a lot in the scheme, sought to challenge two of the scheme’s by-laws under section 150 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 while the scheme was under...

New Strata and Community Title specific COVID Regulations

by Allison | Jun 17, 2020 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

Thanks to the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020, the new section 271A of Strata Schemes Management Act 2020, the Community Lands Amendment (COVID-19) Regulations 20202 and the new section 122A of the Community Lands Management Act 1989, it...

Owners Corporation’s Meetings: How to Record Them in Compliance with The Surveillance Devices Act 2007

by Allison | May 4, 2020 | By-Laws, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

With many professionals currently adapting to working from home and engaging in online meetings with their clients, it is essential to understand that some prohibitions apply to meetings conducted in person as well as to meetings conducted by electronic means (such as...
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Recent News & Publications

  • Case Note: Craven & Gilks v The Owners – Units Plan No 2839 (Appeal) [2023] ACAT 4
  • Case Note: Cheetham & Ors v The Owners – Units Plan No 503 & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 90
  • Case Note. Leonard & Anor v Michie & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 14
  • SMH Article: Barking dogs, prams and air-con: What Sydney’s apartment dwellers fight about
  • NSW Strata Reforms Taking Effect Soon

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