What to do if there are Unauthorised Lot Owner Works?
Three tips on what to immediately do when unauthorised works are being undertaken.
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Unit entitlements: what are they? And how can they be reallocated?
Unit entitlements , or UE’s, are important. They are the basis for your voting rights and how much you pay in relation to levies. In this post I discuss how […]
Please review your by-laws! Absolute prohibitions are generally not okay
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
What to do about parking, noise and nuisance issues
What to do about parking, noise and nuisance behaviours
Stop! Considerations for strata lot owners before you pick up the hammer this long weekend
Here are some of the potential consequences for conducting unauthorised works
Managing poor behaviour: Sometimes it’s not (just) a strata issue …
eceived an interesting query this week, and it is not the first time that I have been asked a similar question. The question was how does the Owners Corporation stop a person selling drugs out of a lot?
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 