When is a short term letting by-law harsh, unconscionable and oppressive?
In NSW, by-laws can regulate short term letting however arbitrary fees and costs or bonds may mean your schemes by-law is harsh, unconscionable or oppressive and invalid.
Sustainability Series: Part 7 – Do NSW owners corporations have to consider environmental sustainability?
Two small but noteworthy changes were inserted into the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and became effective on 1 July 2025 requiring owners corporations to consider sustainable use at each annual general meeting. These are discussed in this blog.
Sustainability Series: Part 6 – What is the new statutory restriction on by-laws for sustainability infrastructure works?
In this penultimate blog of this Sustainability Series I want to discuss the new restriction in relation to proposed works by-laws for the installation of sustainability infrastructure.
Sustainability Series: Part 5 – What are the technical requirement of a sustainability infrastructure resolution
There are considerable advantages to having motions classified as sustainability infrastructure motions however these motions have technical requirements that must to be met. This part 5 of my Sustainability Series dives into these requirements.
Sustainability Series: Part 4 – The far ranging nature of sustainability infrastructure, no it is not just technology improvements
Sustainability Series : Part 4 – The far ranging nature of sustainability infrastructure, no it is not just technology improvements, the definition is much broader than that.
Sustainability Series: Part 3 – What are sustainability infrastructure motions? How are these resolutions changing how works are authorised?
Sustainability in Strata Part 3 sets out the definition of sustainability infrastructure, what sustainability infrastructure resolutions are and the key change making it easier to have them passed
Sustainability Series: Part 2 – What is the test to determine if work is a repair or an upgrade?
Sustainability Series: Repair v Upgrade: Part 2 – What is the test to determine if work is a repair or an upgrade? Let’s consider the cases and apply them to two examples.
Sustainability Series: Part 1 – Authorising works to the Common Property & the resolution is required
Sustainability in Strata – Part 2: Repair v Upgrade: The guide to how common property works authorised under the Strata Schemes Management Act.
Reforming Australia’s Strata Industry: Key Insights
Dr Nicole Johnston’s report on conflicts of interest has been published. We are at the crossroads in the industry, research shows reform is needed.
Absolute prohibitions in by-laws – are they are no no?
In the Shah case absolute prohibitions in by-laws is tested further developing our understanding of what may make a by-law harsh, unconscionable or oppressive
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 