by Chris | May 2, 2017 | ACT, Strata Disputes
In Floro v Owners – Units Plan No 630 (Unit Titles) [2017] ACAT 4 the applicant, Ms Floro, sought a review of a decision of the respondent owners corporation to decline to grant owners within the complex a ‘special privilege’ to erect support poles for a...
by Chris | May 1, 2017 | By-Laws, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
Introduction A dispute over the airspace between two balconies in Queensland has provided the most comprehensive authority to date as to what is considered an ‘unreasonable refusal’ by owners corporations for the purposes of granting a common property right. The High...
by Chris | Jan 29, 2015 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Case Review, NSW, Recent News
Background 1. On 8 October 2014, the High Court handed down its decision in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 & Anor [2014] HCA 36 which curtails the rights of apartment owners to sue builders in negligence. 2. The case involved a...
by Chris | Dec 1, 2014 | ACT, Building Defects
Click here to read the article – The High Court Decides: When Does a Builder Owe a Subsequent Owner a Duty of Care?
by Chris | Nov 17, 2014 | Building Defects, Legal Alert, NSW, Recent News
Chris Kerin appears on Channel Seven News on 15 November 2014 in relation to reforms in residential building laws affecting thousands of lot owners in NSW.