Some ideas on regulating the use of EV chargers in your scheme
Walking around my home I was (un)pleasantly surprised by the number of items that I had that use a lithium-ion battery. Given the coverage of the risks of these batteries […]
Unit entitlements: what are they? And how can they be reallocated?
Unit entitlements , or UE’s, are important. They are the basis for your voting rights and how much you pay in relation to levies. In this post I discuss how […]
Regulating the use of EV Chargers
Recently I was asked two questions about the EV charging of vehicles in schemes. EV charging is becoming a concern for our schemes due to the uptake of electric and hybrid vehicles. The questions were not about how to install an EV charging system but about regulating the use of common property power and whether there is a power to regulate the use of EV chargers in lots in a community title scheme.
Please review your by-laws! Absolute prohibitions are generally not okay
Please, please review your by-laws, some four years after the Cooper decision making a by-law containing an absolute prohibition against animals invalid on the basis it was harsh, unconscionable and […]
Thinking about buying a strata or community title property? Do a search!
Buying a property? Please do a strata or community title search before you sign on the dotted line! Why? read on
Insurances, Commissions and Kickbacks in our Strata & Community Title Schemes
My thoughts on the ABC investigation into insurances, commissions and kickbacks within our strata and community title schemes in the context of strata & community title legislation and fiduciary obligations (in particular the duty to disclose).
Strata schemes & General Meetings – when must they be held & how are they called?
When are general meetings required in strata schemes? How do you require them to be called and what notice is required? This blog tackles these questions
Strata Schemes and Restrictions on voting by proxy, a power of attorney or as a company nominee
Strata Schemes and voting restrictions on proxies and the new restrictions on powers of attorneys and company nominees
Strata Schemes & Restrictions on Developer Voting Rights
This is a short discussion on the restrictions imposed on the voting rights of developers of strata schemes in NSW.
Repairs v Improvements to the Common Property: When is a repair a repair?
What is the standard of repair for owners corporation repairing common property? When is work a repair v an upgrade?
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 