The excuse: The Owners Corporation does not have to pay as the insurer has declined the claim. The reality: The Owners Corporation’s obligation to maintain and repair common property is not the same as the insurer’s obligation to pay out under an insurance contract.
Pyschosafety hazards are now considered to be as important as physical safety. What does it mean for strata and community title schemes & their managers?
NSW Productivity Commission’s Report is in. The key recommendation is to phase out the acceptance of strata insurance commissions, this blog breaks down the reasons given.
This is a long overdue blog about safety legislation, the SafeWork NSW v The Owners – Strata Plan No 93899 [2024] NSWDC 277 case and how it affects our strata […]
More strata reforms are being discussed in Parliament. The Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2026 is sitting in our Legislative Council. It’s passed through the Legislative Assembly, waiting on its second reading speech. This is a brief review of the proposed changes.
These are the strata and community title law changes that you need to know about before they start on 1 April 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 