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Dispute Resolution: 6 tips for conflict management

30/09/2020by allisonbensonau Leave a comment

Here are six suggestions on how to minimise conflict within your scheme.

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COVID-19: Children playing on common property in NSW

06/05/2020by allisonbensonau 1 Comment

As our isolation continues, a theme is developing with increasing queries about what is the situation with children playing on the common property. Let’s unpack this and consider the effect of the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order 2020, the model by-laws, the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and the common law.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and NSW strata schemes

13/03/2020by allisonbensonau 1 Comment

NSW Strata Schemes and the coronavirus – what does the Strata Schemes Management Act say? Best to start thinking about what to do now rather than try to cross that road in a hurry

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Windows and Window Safety Devices in Strata Schemes: What is required and can the owners corporation absolve itself of its responsibility?

04/12/2018by allisonbensonau 1 Comment

As most strata owners and occupiers in NSW would know legislative changes require certain windows to be fitted with window safety devices by 13 March 2018. The purpose of the […]

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NSW Strata Reforms & Installing Air conditioning Systems

07/02/2017by allisonbensonau Leave a comment

Are air conditioning installations minor renovations under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015?

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Dividing Fences and Trees – Part 1: Fences – the who what and when

22/09/2015by allisonbensonau 1 Comment

What is a dividing fence? If your fence divides your property from a neighbouring property the Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW) may apply. This Act applies to all “dividing fences” […]

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Is Stompy the Elephant living upstairs? Hard surface floors in strata schemes

04/09/2015by allisonbensonau 1 Comment

Hard surface flooring# is a huge issue in strata schemes. As someone that has timber floorboards, I see the appeal but as someone who has had Stompy the elephant (or […]

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When your home isn’t necessarily your castle: By-laws & Rules – What are they? Who do they bind? Can they be enforced?

31/05/2015by allisonbensonau 4 Comments

By-laws (called Rules in the ACT) are the rules that we must live by when we live in a strata or community title scheme. They are the fourth tier of […]

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Who knows where you live?: Privacy as part of an owners corporation

02/07/2014by allisonbensonau 1 Comment

What is your entitlement to privacy as part of an Owners Corporation? Do other lot owners have a right to inspect the strata roll and view details for all lots, […]

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Section 80D? What is it? Why is it important? How to get your ducks in a row

16/06/2014by allisonbensonau 1 Comment

  What is section 80D and why is it so important? In simple terms, section 80D of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) requires an Owners Corporation to pass, […]

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