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‘The Bad Stuff is cheap’: Apartment boom leaves Sydney Facing ‘Dire Consequences’ if Fire Hazards left unaddressed

Strata

Posted 24 August 2017

Years of record highrise building on Australia’s east coast has had an unintended consequence – the creation of buildings with fire hazards tha…

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Reasonable grounds to be unreasonable? Questions that arise when Owners Corporations refuse to allow works

Strata, Renovations

Posted 23 July 2017

When can an owner corporation refuse requests by owners wanting to perform works or have exclusive use of common property? As strata schemes age, it i…

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Claims for Damages against Owners Corporations

Strata

Posted 14 June 2017

We have observed an increase in claims against owners corporations for alleged failures to repair and maintain common property. Those claims include b…

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Discovery of Defects or Missing items after purchasing a unit

Strata, Building Defects, Conveyancing

Posted 26 June 2017

Owners often find themselves in the position where they purchase a unit off the plan, only to discover that there are items missing or there are defec…

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Strata Reform: Building effects – What you need to know

Strata, Building Defects, Strata Reform

Posted 26 June 2017

Owners corporations should be aware that on or from 30 November 2016, the strata reform requires owners corporations to consider building defects and …

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The Building Defect Bond Scheme – Not for the Bulk of this Construction Cycle

Residential Building Works, Construction

Posted 27 June 2017

New strata laws will commence on 30 November 2016. As a part of the change to the strata laws, a building defect bond scheme is due to commence on 1 J…

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What Lot Owners should know about retention of records

Meetings and Records

Posted 24 June 2017

Owners corporations and their strata committees may find almost overwhelming questions like “what records do I need to keep”, “how should I keep…

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Aluminium Cladding – Dealing with NSW Fair Trading’s Proposed Legal Reform

Strata, Building Defects

Posted 19 June 2017

In the wake of the devastation of the London Fire, NSW Fair Trading is finally taking action concerning non-compliant aluminium cladding.  Such actio…

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Aluminium Cladding – Real and Significant Risks and Problems

Residential Building Works

Posted 15 June 2017

In A Nutshell Following the devastating fire that destroyed the Grenfell Tower in London last week, the topic of aluminium cladding has risen across t…

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