by Allison | Feb 12, 2025 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
Some key changes to the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 came into effect on 3 February 2025 with the equivalent changes that have been made to the Community Land Management Act 2021. These changes were: New disclosure and approval requirements for accepting...
by Allison | Feb 12, 2025 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
Strata Management Statements (SMS) exist in the context of mixed-used developments, where the development is subdivided into stratum lots which may then be subdivided into one or more strata schemes. For example, a building may have a retail stratum lot on the ground...
by Allison | Jan 13, 2025 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Case Review, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
On 11 December 2024, the High Court handed down its decision in Pafburn Pty Limited v The Owners – Strata Plan No 84674 [2024] HCA 49. By a majority of 4 to 3, the High Court held that the duty under section 37 of Part 4 of the Design and Building Practitioners Act...
by Allison | Nov 25, 2024 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW
Strata and community title has a huge social and economic impact, and the keeping of pets in apartments has long been a key area of dispute. So, what does the furore over keeping our animal friends mean for the governance of our strata and community title schemes. Our...
by Chris | Nov 4, 2024 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
View the webinar with Chris Kerin from Kerin Benson Lawyers and Nikki Jovicic from Lookupstrata discussing upcoming changes for NSW strata managing agents.
by Allison | Nov 4, 2024 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW
There is no requirement that an owners corporation keep a notice board on the common property, unless the by-laws for the strata scheme require it to. Accordingly, if a scheme does not have a by-law requiring the keeping (and use) of a notice board, the scheme does...