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Levy Notices for Levy Recovery Actions

Levy Recovery

Posted 11 February 2015

The NSW Court of Appeal’s decision in Chua v The Owners – Strata Plan No 40301 [2014] NSWCA 306 (27 August 2014) highlights the importance to a …

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Tenacious Owners Corporation Smashes through Resistance to Access Order: Court of Appeal clarifies obligation and rights to reinstate Common Property

Strata

Posted 23 January 2015

– The Owners – Strata Plan 21702 v Krimbogiannis [2014] NSWCA 411 (“the Connaught case”) – In a Nutshell The NSW Court of Appeal h…

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Do you let the builders come back to fix their own defects? It’s all about acting reasonably

Building Defects

Posted 15 January 2015

Owners Corporations’ Duty to Act Reasonably in Relation to Loss and Damage Arising from Building Defects   In two recent decisions concerning claim…

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TPG Pushes on with Broadband Ambitions

Strata

Posted 07 January 2015

The battle for broadband is far from over. TPG Telecom is promising to bring back its national broadband network rival despite new red tape crimping t…

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Defamation and Strata Title – What to do when things get heated

Strata

Posted 21 December 2014

Things can get very heated in a strata context. Disputes can be very personal and can span long periods of time, allowing issues and frustrations to b…

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Owners Corporation Update on Commencement Proclamation of the Home Building Amendment Act 2014

Building Defects

Posted 14 December 2014

In a Nutshell On 10 December 2014, it was proclaimed that the Home Building Amendment Act 2014 (“the Amendment Act”) would commence in two stages,…

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Should new owners corporations obtain Building Defects Report?

Building Defects

Posted 01 December 2014

Short answer is yes, Why? For the reasons set out below in the UNSW research, which are supported by our experiences below. Pre-purchase inspection re…

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Building Defects – Owner-Builder Work

Building Defects, Residential Building Works, Construction

Posted 17 November 2014

In a Nutshell Owner-builder work is presumed to have been completed within 18 months after an owner-builder permit is issued, or earlier if an occupat…

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