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Spedding v The Owners – Units Plan 3941 (Unit Titles) [2022] ACAT 49

by Allison | Jun 21, 2022 | ACT, Case Review, News & Publications, Rules, Strata Disputes

The issue in this case was whether reduced quorum decisions made at an annual general meeting held on 16 December 2021 took effect where the owners corporation gave notice of the reduced quorum decisions to unit owners on 4 January 2022, that is, more than seven...

Updates on COVID -19 Temporary Relief Measures

by Allison | May 14, 2021 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Uncategorised

The temporary relief measures introduced in response to COVID-19 enabling the holding of an owners corporation to hold electronic meetings, regardless of whether a motion authorising an electronic meeting had previously been passed, were not extended. This means that...

What happened when a Building was Damaged from the Excavations next Door?

by Allison | Jan 22, 2021 | Case Review, Fact Sheets, Factsheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Rules, Strata Disputes

Picture this: Building works in a development project led to movements of the foundation below an adjoining strata scheme causing extensive damage to an apartment building on that land.  The building works involved extensive excavations, a retaining and a shoring wall...

How do Sections 106 and 108 of the Strata Schemes Management Act Interact?

by Allison | Jan 22, 2021 | Factsheets, News & Publications, NSW, Rules, Strata Disputes

It is common knowledge that an owners corporation is responsible for the common property in its strata scheme. However, when an owners corporation resolved to replace, rather than repair, the common property roof of one of its buildings the question of the roof ended...

What is a Scott Schedule & Why are they Used?

by Allison | Jan 14, 2021 | Building Defects, Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

Scott Schedules are often used in building defect matters. They are an important tool that help both the parties and the decision maker focus on the defects being claimed and the quantum of each defect. What is a Scott Schedule? A Scott Schedule is a document that...
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Recent News & Publications

  • New Dispute Resolution Scheme under the Building Act 2004
  • Spedding v The Owners – Units Plan 3941 (Unit Titles) [2022] ACAT 49
  • What Is An Unreasonable Reason To Refuse To Make A By-Law?
  • Can An Owners Corporation Add Its Legal Fees For Recovering Unpaid Contributions To The Defaulting Lot Owner’s Ledger?
  • Henry Kazar v Italian & Continental Bakery Pty Ltd & Anor [2008] ACTSC 9 (8 February 2008)

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