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Code of Conduct for Short- Term Rental Accommodation

by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | By-Laws, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

The mandatory Code of Conduct for short-term rental accommodation has been finalised and will apply from 18 December 2020. You can view the Code here. Host obligations If you are a host, the obligations imposed on you by the Code include: You must hold insurance for...

Holding Strata Meetings & Voting in the COVID-19 Era

by Allison | May 22, 2020 | Factsheets, News & Publications, NSW

Many professionals, including strata managers, are still working from home due to the COVID-19’s restrictions. But how does this affect the management of the strata schemes and the holding of general meetings in particular? Strata lot owners may be concerned that due...

How to Position Yourself to Get your By-law Approved by the Owners Corporation

by Allison | May 22, 2020 | By-Laws, Fact Sheets, News & Publications, NSW

Want to do work or have already done work to your lot and need a by-law? We recommend ensuring your by-law contains sufficient information for the Owners Corporation to be fully informed about your works and also include clauses that sufficiently protect the interests...

Kerin Benson Lawyers have provided their submissions in response to the Building Stronger Foundations Discussion Paper

by Chris | Jul 30, 2019 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

In February 2019 the NSW Government released their response to the Shergold Weir Building Confidence Report. This was followed by the NSW Government’s Building Stronger Foundations Discussion Paper in June 2019. The public was invited to provide the NSW Government...

Newly Re-Elected NSW Government Building Standards Announcement

by Chris | Mar 27, 2019 | BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

NSW Government – building standards update The newly re-elected Berejiklian Government has announced its plan in response to the Building Confidence Report commissioned by the Building Ministers’ Forum in August 2017. The independent expert review by Professor Peter...
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Recent News & Publications

  • LSJ Article – Strata And Community Title Update: Big Changes Are On The Way
  • Interview with 2CC Talking Canberra Local Breakfast with Stephen Cenatiempo | 05 March 2025
  • LSJ Article – “Most Unsatisfactory” Conduct In Addressing Building Defects
  • Submission to Inquiry into Management of Strata Properties 2025 | 28 February 2025
  • Interview with ABC Canberra Drive with Georgia Stynes | 26 February 2025

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