Tips for determining what is lot and common property
Strata 101: A quick guide on the steps to determine what is and is not common property (with examples)
Tag Archives: strata law
Building Management Agreements: 3 tips for negotiations
The new year (2025) seems to be bringing change for a number of my clients in relation to their building management agreements. I provide three key tips when looking to change your schemes management agreement.
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 […]
Insurances, Commissions and Kickbacks in our Strata & Community Title Schemes
My thoughts on the ABC investigation into insurances, commissions and kickbacks within our strata and community title schemes in the context of strata & community title legislation and fiduciary obligations (in particular the duty to disclose).
Strata schemes & General Meetings – when must they be held & how are they called?
When are general meetings required in strata schemes? How do you require them to be called and what notice is required? This blog tackles these questions
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.
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.
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 