by Allison | Nov 12, 2023 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
The Appeal Panel of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has made it very clear that not agreeing with a decision of the Tribunal does not give you an automatic right to appeal. An appeal to the Appeal Panel does not simply provide a losing party in the Tribunal...
by Allison | Nov 12, 2023 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
The grants available from the NSW government provide eligible strata apartment buildings funding to retrofit buildings with EV charging infrastructure. The advantage for owners include improvement to amenities, creating a selling feature for renters and prospective...
by Allison | Oct 9, 2023 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
In NSW, the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the Act) regulates how general meetings (sometimes called extraordinary general meetings) and annual general meetings (AGM) of owners corporation are called and held. Most general meetings are straight forward, but when...
by Allison | Oct 9, 2023 | Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Recent News, Uncategorised
On 26 May 2023, the NSW Court of Appeal handed down its decision in The Owners – Strata Plan No 92450 v JKN Para 1 Pty Limited [2023] NSWCA 114. The decision involved a claim made by the owners corporation of ‘Parramatta Rise’, a 28-storey mixed use tower in...
by Allison | Sep 12, 2023 | Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
According to the case of Warren v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 61618, it certainly is. In this case, the applicant sought orders that: all resolutions passed at the AGM be set aside pursuant to s.24 or s.232 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (“SSMA”) due to...
by Allison | Sep 12, 2023 | News & Publications, NSW
Most owners corporation’s in NSW will appoint a strata manager to assist them with the day-to-day running of the strata scheme. Appointing a strata manager is not mandatory, but can be useful to many schemes. Strata managers can be appointed for a term (a length of...
