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NSW FACT SHEET 4: Compulsory Strata Management: How does it affect you and your scheme?

by Allison | Jul 7, 2025 | By-Laws, Fact Sheets, Levies, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

The NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has the power under section 237 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (SSMA) to make orders for the appointment of a strata managing agent, and to then specify the functions that are to be exercised or those which...

Is Your Owners Corporation Performing Satisfactorily?

by Allison | Apr 12, 2022 | News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

In the recent case of Hannan v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 20680 [2022] NSWCATCD 15, a few lot owners made an application to the Tribunal for orders that a compulsory strata manager be appointed pursuant to section 237(1)(a) of the Strata Schemes Management Act...

When is a Strata Scheme Not Functioning Satisfactorily for the Purposes of Appointing a Compulsory Strata Manager?

by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes

This question was answered in The Owners – Strata Plan No 76317 v Ho [2020] NSWCATAP 205 which concerned an appeal from a decision made in the Tribunal where orders were made appointing a compulsory strata manager pursuant to s 237(1) of the Strata Schemes...

Recent News & Publications

  • Case Note: Craven & Gilks v The Owners – Units Plan No 2839 (Appeal) [2023] ACAT 4
  • Case Note: Cheetham & Ors v The Owners – Units Plan No 503 & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 90
  • Case Note. Leonard & Anor v Michie & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 14
  • SMH Article: Barking dogs, prams and air-con: What Sydney’s apartment dwellers fight about
  • NSW Strata Reforms Taking Effect Soon

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