by Allison | Dec 11, 2023 | Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Rules, Strata Disputes
On 24 November 2023, Her Honour Justice Peden gave judgement in The Owners – Strata Plan No 80877 v Lannock Capital 2 Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1401 in the ongoing saga that is well known as Mascot Towers. The background facts are well known from extensive media coverage....
by Allison | Nov 12, 2023 | News & Publications, NSW
In most cases, electing the strata committee is a quick decision made by consensus of the Owners Corporation at the annual general meeting (AGM). But when the issue of appointing strata committee members becomes contentious, the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and...
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 | 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...
