by Allison | Sep 29, 2020 | Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW, Rules
When will you encounter BMCs? You will find Building Management Committees (“BMCs”) in stratum developments (also called part strata plan developments). Land can be subdivided by a strata plan or by a part strata plans. In subdivision by a strata plan, the land and...
by Chris | Sep 1, 2020 | News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
Snapshot The Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 imposes greater obligations on developers and introduces significant investigative and enforcement powers for the NSW Government. Developers are now obliged to notify the...
by Allison | Aug 27, 2020 | Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW, Rules
Sections 19(2) to 19(4) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the Act) deal with qualified requests. A request is a qualified request if it is made by one or more owners of a lot or lots in the strata scheme which have a total unit entitlement of at least...
by Allison | Aug 27, 2020 | Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia has highlighted the importance of making all relevant disclosures in the course of applying for an insurance policy, and the repercussions that the withholding of such disclosures may have on the enforceability of...
by Chris | Aug 23, 2020 | ACT, News & Publications
On 23 July 2020 the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism tabled its report on the Inquiry into Building Quality and made 48 recommendations (see...
by Chris | Aug 23, 2020 | ACT, News & Publications, Strata Disputes
The applicants are unit owners in the respondent’s strata complex consisting of 88 class A units, 84 of which have an entry way comprising a floor to ceiling combined window/door (the window/door). On the upper levels the window/door opens onto a balcony, and on the...
