by Allison | Jun 13, 2015 | NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
As of 1 June 2015 the NSW Supreme Court will have a specialist Equity Division list for Real Property matters. Importantly, the Real Property List will include claims in relation to the legislation regulating the creation and management of strata and community title...
by Allison | Mar 26, 2015 | Case Review, NSW, Strata Disputes
Section 183(1) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) (the Act) confers a discretion on NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal to reallocate unit entitlements when the original allocation is found to be unreasonable. The recent case of Rita Sahade v The Owners...
by Allison | Oct 13, 2014 | By-Laws, Legal Alert, NSW
Do you want to renovate your unit but your proposed exclusive use by-law has been refused by the Owners Corporation? Or, do you believe that the terms of a works by-law that has been made are unreasonable? In either case you may be able to make an application to the...
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...