by Allison | Dec 2, 2016 | Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
What is a Strata Committee? As of 30 November 2016, an Executive Committee is now known as a Strata Committee. It has the ability to make decisions on behalf of the owners corporation. Its powers to do so may be restricted by the owners corporation at general meeting....
by Allison | Oct 5, 2016 | Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Uncategorized
Although the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 does not yet have a commencement date, Part 10 of the Act, the part dealing with strata renewal is the topic of much discussion. Specifically, lot owners and owners corporations have been asking what is the process for...
by Allison | Aug 12, 2016 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, By-Laws, Fact Sheets, Levies, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
The final version of the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) has now been released. It will soon be available on www.legislation.nsw.gov.au and Fair Trading’s website however it can also be found here: Strata-Schemes-Management-Regulation-2016 For...
by Allison | Oct 9, 2015 | By-Laws, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
With increasingly sophisticated security systems having more capacity at a lower cost than ever before many strata and community title schemes are installing security systems and surveillance devices such as keyed swipe passes, smart lighting and closed circuit...
by Allison | Oct 6, 2015 | By-Laws, NSW, Recent News
Want to do work to improve your lot? If you do, you may need to get a by-law. In most cases, your strata manager or owners corporation will be able to tell you whether or not you need to do so but the general rule is if you are altering the common property in any way...