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How To: Amend A Strata Management Statement

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...

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LSJ Article – The Bulldog And The By-Law

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...

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Notice Boards: Should They Be Used?

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...

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