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A Loophole to 4 Extra years on an Owners Defects Warranty

Building Defects

Posted 02 April 2019

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Security Cameras – Who is Watching and Listening to you?

Strata

Posted 01 April 2019

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How secure is your Strata Scheme?

Strata

Posted 01 April 2019

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How will the proposed AirBNB changes affect me?

Strata

Posted 22 March 2019

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“Going, Going, Gone?” Levies, Charges and Bankruptcy

Levy Recovery

Posted 11 March 2019

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Cladding Update – Lacrosse Tower fire decision: The importance of Statutory Warranties

Building Defects

Posted 04 March 2019

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Discrimination in Strata

Strata

Posted 04 February 2019

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Strata Renewal: Tips for OC’s – Finding a way through the Renewal Maze

Strata, Collective Sales and Redevelopments

Posted 03 February 2019

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Terminating Contracts due to Insolvency | Review your contracts with Companies

Strata

Posted 19 December 2018

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Alert — Have you given enough notice? The law has changed

Strata

Posted 04 December 2018

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Facilitate or Discriminate

Strata

Posted 22 November 2018

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The unintentional impact of the NSW Government’s Strata Renewal Reform on Lower-income Earners

Strata, Collective Sales and Redevelopments

Posted 31 October 2018

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A Loophole to 4 Extra years on an Owners Defects Warranty

Building Defects

Posted 02 April 2019

The statutory warranty period for “minor defects” under the Home Building Act 1989 (“HBA”) is only 2 years. However, in a recent case, Hutchi…

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Security Cameras – Who is Watching and Listening to you?

Strata

Posted 01 April 2019

Security cameras in strata schemes are becoming more common. What these cameras can legally record, who retains the footage and who has a right to vie…

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How secure is your Strata Scheme?

Strata

Posted 01 April 2019

Security measures strata schemes can and should consider taking Security can sometimes be a tricky issue for owners corporations who need to balance t…

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How will the proposed AirBNB changes affect me?

Strata

Posted 22 March 2019

The NSW Government has announced a new approach to short term lettings, including those negotiated through AirBnB and similar online services. These a…

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“Going, Going, Gone?” Levies, Charges and Bankruptcy

Levy Recovery

Posted 11 March 2019

An owners corporation needs money to run its affairs. It raises this money by levies imposed on lot owners in accordance with their respective lots’…

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Cladding Update – Lacrosse Tower fire decision: The importance of Statutory Warranties

Building Defects

Posted 04 March 2019

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“Tribunal”) handed down an award on 28 February 2019, which ultimately holds the Builder liable f…

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Discrimination in Strata

Strata

Posted 04 February 2019

The Australian Human Rights Commission is the body to whom a complaint is lodged if you feel that you may have been discriminated against. Owners and …

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Strata Renewal: Tips for OC’s – Finding a way through the Renewal Maze

Strata, Collective Sales and Redevelopments

Posted 03 February 2019

The level of interest in the strata renewal of existing strata schemes continues to increase despite a fall in property values in the Sydney market. T…

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Terminating Contracts due to Insolvency | Review your contracts with Companies

Strata

Posted 19 December 2018

The Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Act 2017 has introduced some changes concerning insolvent companies and their director…

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Alert — Have you given enough notice? The law has changed

Strata

Posted 04 December 2018

Recent changes to the laws relating to how documents must be served and when they are taken to have been served, indicate that owners corporations and…

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Facilitate or Discriminate

Strata

Posted 22 November 2018

One of the greatest difficulties for strata schemes and their strata managing agents is balancing the parallel objectives of efficient cost effective …

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The unintentional impact of the NSW Government’s Strata Renewal Reform on Lower-income Earners

Strata, Collective Sales and Redevelopments

Posted 31 October 2018

With the commencement of Part 10 of the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 on 30 November 2016, the NSW Government introduced a reform which is aim…

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