Strata Managers: Terminating and transferring agreements
This is a short discussion on terminating strata management agreements (it can get quite complicated quite quickly!) and transferring them.
Strata Managers: Appointing them & term of appointment
This is a short discussion on how to appoint a strata managing agent and the time frame that they can be appointed for. Transcript Hi. It’s Allison Benson from Thoughts […]
By-laws and Strata & Community title schemes Management Statements and the effect of uncertainty, inconsistency and power
Interpretation of by-laws has been the subject of a string of cases after the 2015 Strata Schemes Management Act reforms raiting issues of whether a by-law is harsh, unconscionable oppressive and the power to make a by-law. Now the Court of Appeal has interpreted a strata management statement and considered inconsistency and power to make management statements.
Building Managers: How to transfer or terminate agreements
This is a short discussionon transferring or terminating building management agreements under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.
Building managers: how to appoint them and time limitations
This is a short discussion on how to appoint a building manager and the time limits on such appointments under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW).
Using electronic surveillance devices in NSW
This is a brief run through of key provisions in the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) covering the use of listening devices and optical surveillance devices.
Harsh, unconscionable and oppressive bylaws
A quick look at the evolving case law considering section 139(1) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and the restriction on harsh, unconscionable and oppressive by-laws.
An Introduction to Company Title Schemes
What are company title schemes? They are the pre-curser to our modern strata schemes. This is a brief introduction to company title schemes.
Time limit for lot owner losses under s106 confirmed
This is a short discussion on one of the points from the recent NSW Court of Appeal decision in The Owners – Strata Plan No. 74232 v Tezel [2023] NSWCA 35 and in particular the time limit on when claims can be made for a lot owner’s loss due to the owners corporation’s failure to maintain and repair the common property.
Discrimination in strata and community titles
Strata and community title schemes are private property. Anti-discrimination laws generally regulate the public sphere. What happens when anti-discrimination legislation applies to strata and community title schemes?
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 