by Allison | Oct 9, 2015 | NSW, Recent News
With proposed reforms to NSW strata laws, the property owning landscape within the state could be significantly altered. But will those changes be for better or worse? Angela Young of Australian Property Investor magazine interviews Allison Benson of Kerin Benson...
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...
by Allison | Aug 11, 2015 | NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
In a win for mixed use strata schemes, the NSW Government’s amendments to the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 (NSW) mean that smoking is now banned: In all commercial outdoor eating areas; and Within a place that is within 4 metres of a pedestrian access point to a...
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...
