Things that a mega-city got right
I’m in Singapore for our ACSL conference and am amazed by the things this mega city has done right. Here are my thoughts
Discrimination in strata and community title schemes
Strata and community title schemes are privately owned. Anti-discrimination legislation is generally focussed on public behaviour. In this blog I discuss how anti-discrimination law has been applied to strata schemes.
Dealing with difficult people: some tips
Some thoughts on how to deal with difficult people in your scheme.
Smoking in strata schemes – continued good news for non-smokers
In more good news for non-smokers, the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal made orders on 11 October 2022 preventing lot owners from smoking on the balcony of their lot or anywhere within their lot that would cause smoke, fumes or odour from the tabaco to drift into another lot.
Cost recovery by-laws and strata schemes: are they valid?
Whether or not by-laws empowering the owners corporation to recover costs were valid has been asked, and answered, in two recent cases. In both cases the by-laws were held to be invalid.
What to do about parking, noise and nuisance issues
What to do about parking, noise and nuisance behaviours
Meetings: Pre- Meeting Electronic Voting Tips
In this video I share some tips and traps in relation to the use of pre-meeting electronic voting.
The cost of not getting advice… how do you know what you do not know?
Legal advice should be seen as enabling an informed decision: it should ensure you know what rights you have, what you are signing highlight the risks and suggest alternatives.
Differential levies: Can you? Or can’t you?
Whether or not a strata scheme can raise a levy that is not in accordance with the unit entitlements for a scheme is a question that pops up constantly. In this blog we discuss the issue and a potential alternative.
What approval do I need from the owners corporation for my work?
One of the most common types of requests in a strata scheme is for a lot owner to do work to their lot. In this session we are talking about types of approval required for works to your lot. There are three types of approvals which we discuss.
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 