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Can An Owners Corporation Deactivate Access Devices And Recover Costs?

by Allison | Mar 14, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

The recent case of The Owners – SP No 91684 v Liu; The Owners – SP No 90189 v Liu [2022] NSWCATAP 1 considers these questions. Shortly after section 137A of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (SSMA 2015) came into effect, each owners corporation in this case...

Reforms to the NSW Community Title Law

by Allison | Feb 14, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

The long awaited community title changes commenced on 1 December 2021 with the Community Land Management Act 2021 (‘CLMA’), the Community Land Development Act 2021 (‘CLDA’) and the accompanying regulations now in force. If you own or live in a community title...

COVID-19 Signing Provisions Extended

by Allison | Jan 18, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

The NSW Registrar General has extended the temporary rules allowing the electronic signing of a number of land registry instruments. The Conveyancing Rules (COVID-19) Amendment (Version 2) – December 2021 was published on 21 December 2021 and extends provisions that...

Bathroom Renovations – Specific By-Laws v Generic By-Laws

by Allison | Jan 17, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

Section 108 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 requires the adoption of a special by-law before an individual lot owner can carry out works affecting common property. The purpose of a by-law under section 108 is mainly to: identify the works involving common...

When is an Owners Corporation not Required to Repair and Maintain Common Property?

by Allison | Dec 8, 2021 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

As the owner of common property, an Owners Corporation has a strict and ongoing responsibility to repair and maintain common property. This duty is set out in section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. However there are circumstances in which an Owners...

Functioning during the Initial Period of an Owners Corporation

by Allison | Oct 13, 2021 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW

The initial period for an owners corporation of a strata scheme commences the date the strata plan is constituted, which is the same date the strata plan is registered, and ends on the day when there are owners of lots in the scheme (other than the original owner)...
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