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?
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.
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 