by Allison | Mar 11, 2024 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW
A common question we get asked is: can I buy common property? The short answer is yes. But the longer answer is more complicated. Let’s say you own a lot in a strata scheme but you don’t have a car space. There is an area of unused driveway that you want to purchase...
by Allison | Feb 19, 2024 | BCA Compliance, Recent News, Rules
Many Owners Corporations (“OCs”) have only a limited understanding of what an Annual Fire Safety Statement (“AFSS”) is and what is involved in obtaining one, and often rely on the advice of Fire Safety Practitioners and Strata Managers to ensure that all fire safety...
by Allison | Jan 21, 2024 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Rules
Allison Benson from Kerin Benson Lawyers joins Nikki Jovicic from LookUpStrata to detail the latest changes to the NSW strata legislation. The NSW strata and community title legislation changes came into effect on 11 December 2023. The reforms include changes to the...
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...
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...
