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 […]
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.
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.
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 behaviours
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.
Why do a by-law review? This video continues the discussion on by-law reviews.
Why do a by-law review? Well there are many reasons. This video starts a discussion on by-law reviews.
Here are some of the potential consequences for conducting unauthorised works
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 