by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
According to the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal in Bandelle Pty Ltd v Sydney Capitol Hotels Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 303, the 10 year long-stop limitation period in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 applies to all defective building work...
by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
This question was answered in The Owners – Strata Plan No 76317 v Ho [2020] NSWCATAP 205 which concerned an appeal from a decision made in the Tribunal where orders were made appointing a compulsory strata manager pursuant to s 237(1) of the Strata Schemes...
by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | By-Laws, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
The mandatory Code of Conduct for short-term rental accommodation has been finalised and will apply from 18 December 2020. You can view the Code here. Host obligations If you are a host, the obligations imposed on you by the Code include: You must hold insurance for...
by Allison | Dec 17, 2020 | Fact Sheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
Project Remediate is a three-year program introduced by the NSW Government to assist in rectifying combustible cladding on Class 2 residential apartment buildings in NSW. The NSW Cladding Taskforce was established to identify buildings with combustible cladding....
by Allison | Dec 17, 2020 | Fact Sheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Rules
Due to the continuing impact of COVID-19 on strata and community schemes, the Government has passed the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation (No 2) 2020 and the Community Land Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation (No 2) 2020 to extend...
