by Allison | Dec 1, 2014 | ACT, Legal Alert, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
There has been a recent spate of Land Access and Activity Notices (LAAN) being issued to owners corporations by telecommunications companies, requiring access to strata plans either to inspect the premises or to install telecommunications facilities and equipment,...
by Allison | Oct 26, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
It is no secret that the Australian Privacy Principles (APP), found in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), impose restrictions on organisations and individuals, like strata managers, in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. In...
by Allison | Oct 13, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, Strata Disputes
For most of us our homes are our castles. Given the emotional and financial stresses associated with them it is understandable that when there is a problem such as water penetration, a unit owner wants someone else to be responsible for any financial loss caused. In a...
by Allison | Sep 1, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, Strata Disputes
Owners Corporations pass resolutions at meetings all the time, often unanimously and without controversy. The recent ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) case of Green & Ors v The Owners – Units Plan No. 199 (Unit Titles) [2014] ACAT 52 highlights the...
by Allison | Jul 15, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
When recovering strata levies or defending an application by a lot owner in respect of the validity of a meeting, it is essential that you have good processes in place and can demonstrate that you have followed these processes when sending meeting notices and levy...
by Allison | Jun 29, 2014 | ACT, Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
Many commercial contracts, including those between building managers, facilities managers, caretakers, strata managers and Owners Corporations, have a clause buried towards the end of the contract that sets out a process for resolving disputes. In my experience it is...
