Smoking in Strata: An update
Gisks is the first reported case dealing with smoke drift in a strata scheme following the 2015 reforms. This blog discusses that case.
Author Archives: allisonbensonau
Are you speaking legalese? – The need for easily understandable by-laws.
For instructions to be followed, they need to easily understood, likewise, we believe by-laws should use language and a structure which is immediately apparent and understandable, avoiding the use of […]
Commissions and Training Services: What does my Strata Manager have to disclose?
Section 60 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) places a responsibility on strata managing agents of strata schemes to report the following matters at annual general meetings: Whether […]
NSW’s first strata renewal decision unpacked – legal issues raised valuations
NSW’s First Strata Renewal Decision Unpacked: Valuations
NSW’s first strata renewal decision unpacked: procedural tips for your scheme
On 8 August 2019, the Land & Environment Court, handing down the first decision in respect of giving effect to a collective sale under the strata renewal provisions of Part […]
Building Defects: Why are they a crisis? And why is it important?
There has been much in the news lately about building defects. In between reports on dangerous cladding causing fires (Grenfell in the UK, Neo200/Spencer Street in Melbourne) and structural cracking […]
Was my by-law unreasonably refused?
If you own and live in, or work in a strata scheme, then you should be aware that if you want to do certain work to your lot or to […]
Proxies: a quick guide
Strata meetings provide a forum for lot owners to voice their concerns and opinions and to have input in important decisions regarding the strata plan. There will undoubtedly be occasions in which a lot owner is unable to physically attend a meeting to exercise these rights, which is where the use of a voting proxy may be beneficial.
Animals and hard surface floors in strata schemes: an update
What do animals and hard surface flooring in strata schemes have in common? Well, to start they can be divisive. In a strata law context by-laws regulating both subjects have […]
Dos and don’ts of holding a teleconference
In the modern workplace it has become increasingly common practice that a majority of your interactions with clients or staff will not be face-to-face, therefore virtual meetings and teleconferences are […]
