by Allison | Dec 8, 2022 | News & Publications, NSW
The holiday season is a time of celebration for many. We sing carols, invite guests over and decorate our homes. Although they are pretty and create a festive atmosphere, Christmas decorations can cause some serious issues for those living in strata. So, what are...
by Allison | Dec 7, 2022 | News & Publications, NSW
We are officially in the silly season! It is the season to have fun with family and friends, and as we all know, “fun” frequently equates to “noise”. Noise complaints are common around this time of the year. The reason for this is that gatherings are more frequent, go...
by Allison | Nov 14, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
The matter of Kaye v The Owners – Strata Plan No 4350 [2022] NSWSC 1386 (Kaye) was an appeal from the Appeal Panel to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court considered whether an Owners Corporation had unreasonably refused to make a common property rights by-law. The...
by Allison | Nov 14, 2022 | News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
In the recent case of The Owners – Strata Plan No 19410 v King atf the Cascade Trust [2022] NSWCATAP 326, the Owners Corporation appealed a decision made by the Tribunal that it undertake specified repairs to prevent water ingress to the second bedroom in one of the...
by Allison | Nov 14, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW
Lot owners are often referred to us by their strata manager when they want to renovate their lot. The reason is that the work will involve waterproofing, involves structural elements, changes the external appearance of a lot or may require consent under other...
by Allison | Oct 17, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW
Once your by-law has been passed by special resolution at a general meeting of the Owners Corporation, there is one more step you will need to undertake before your by-law is enforceable: Registration. This step is often forgotten as many lot owners assume that having...
by Allison | Oct 17, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
In the case of Dunstan v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 79749, an order was made to appoint a compulsory strata manager for a 12 month period to exercise all functions of the Owners Corporation and strata committee. The strata scheme consists of 13 units built in 2008....
by Chris | Oct 9, 2022 | ACT, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
1. This dispute related to a ten-storey concrete building known as City Plaza that was subdivided by the registration of Units Plan No 1475 in April 1996. The ground floor contains eight commercial units numbered 1 to 8. The first floor contains seven commercial units...
by Allison | Sep 13, 2022 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW
Background Facts The Owners- Strata Plan No 92450 (owners corporation) commenced proceedings against the developer (JKN Para 1 Pty Ltd) (JKN) and builder (Toplace Pty Ltd) (Toplace) regarding, amongst other defects, what it alleged to be combustible aluminium...
by Allison | Aug 15, 2022 | News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
Did the resident caretaker’s behaviour amount to gross misconduct to the extent that the Owners Corporation was entitled to terminate the Caretaker’s Agreement? If it did, were there provisions in their Agreement which could reserve the caretaker’s rights upon...
