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Case Note: Failure to Maintain Common Property – Was the Owners Corporation Responsible for the Unit Owner’s Losses?

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...

High Court Decision Bad News for Apartment Owners

by Chris | Oct 9, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, NSW

Click to read the article – High Court Decision Bad News for Apartment Owners

Cracking Phoenix Eggs

by Chris | Oct 7, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, Legal Alert, NSW, Uncategorized

It has been reported that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Tax Office and Fair Work Building and Construction have recently begun cooperating to crack down on builders liquidating their companies to avoid repaying creditors including...

Case Note: Are you obliged to allow the original builder to repair building defects? Not always

by Allison | Aug 31, 2014 | Building Defects, Case Review, NSW

In a win for Owners Corporations (and home owners) in NSW, a recent Supreme Court decision has validated the right of the Owners Corporation, in certain circumstances, to refuse an offer by the original builder to conduct remedial work where there are agreed building...

Why Balconies Leak

by Chris | Aug 8, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, Legal Alert, NSW

Ross Taylor & Associates’ famous “Why Balconies Leak” video – Everything you need to know about balcony leaks, but were too afraid to ask. httpsss://youtu.be/pkc4-9RbRuU
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Recent News & Publications

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  • Case Note. Leonard & Anor v Michie & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 14
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