by Allison | Nov 14, 2022 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
The matter of Kaye v The Owners – Strata Plan No 4350 [2022] NSWSC 1386 (Kaye) was an appeal from the Appeal Panel to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court considered whether an Owners Corporation had unreasonably refused to make a common property rights by-law. The...
by Allison | Mar 10, 2021 | By-Laws, Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
This was one of the issues before the Appeal Panel in the recent case of Macey’s Group Pty Ltd v Owners – Strata Plan No 33591 [2021] NSWCATAP 7. The case concerned an appeal against orders made by the Tribunal under section 149 of the Strata Schemes Management Act...
by Allison | Jan 11, 2021 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
When is refusal to consent to an amendment of a by-law unreasonable? This was one of the issues raised in the recent case of Gelder v The Owners – Strata Plan No 38308 [2020] NSWCATAP 227 (05 November 2020). Ms Gelder refused to consent to the amendment of Special...
by Allison | Jul 29, 2019 | Case Review, Legal Alert, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
What do you do if you want to do work (or have done work) but you can’t get approval of your owners corporation? Section 126 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 enables a lot owner (or lessee in a leasehold scheme) to apply to the NSW Civil & Administrative...
