In this penultimate blog of this Sustainability Series I want to discuss the new restriction in relation to proposed works by-laws for the installation of sustainability infrastructure.
In the Shah case absolute prohibitions in by-laws is tested further developing our understanding of what may make a by-law harsh, unconscionable or oppressive
Why is the rule of law important? How does it apply to strata and community title and are under or over regulated?
An update on what can be considered harsh, unconscionable and oppressive with our by-laws. Spoiler alert – it can be how they are applied!
What is a by-law? Great question, this is a quick dive into the world of strata by-laws, what they are and why they are important
This is part two of a series of six bite sized blogs on the changes to our NSW strata and community title legislation this year and deals with the changes relating to Accessibility Infrastructure
Energy capacity, or lack thereof, and how our schemes are dealing with it is becoming a big issue. I was promoted to write this blog after a LookUp Strata reader raised the issue of their scheme banning AC installations due to a lack of capacity. I’ve set out some of the available approaches.
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 […]
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, 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 […]
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 