Category: Building Defects

Court Finds Certifier Liable for Building Defects

02.03.2016Building Defects Disputes

NSW Supreme Court recently found a Local Council which acted as the certifier of a house, liable to the home owner for structural defects.

Strata Managers Forum – Proposed New Strata Laws

03.12.2015Building Defects By-laws Levy Collection Meetings New Strata Legislation Seminar Papers

JS Mueller & Co team presents to the strata industry on the new proposed strata laws.

Home Warranty Insurance and Your Rights

13.10.2015Building Defects Home Warranty Insurance

JS Mueller & Co, Senior Lawyer and strata law expert, Adrian Mueller, discusses home warranty insurance with REINSW.

New Register for Home Owner Warranty Insurance

31.08.2015Building Defects Home Warranty Insurance

As from 15 January 2015, did you know that a new register for home owner warranty insurance policies now exists in NSW?

Home Warranty Insurance Rights Confirmed!

24.08.2015Building Defects Home Warranty Insurance

Home warranty insurance generally protects an owners corporation from being out of pocket for the cost to repair building defects.

Once an Icon – Now a Pile of Rubble

22.07.2015Building Defects

“In 1980 my parents took me to the Gold Coast for a holiday. My first adventure in Queensland, I was 2 years old. We stayed at the (in)famous Iluka hotel.”

Don’t Lose Your Right for Compensation!

04.02.2015Building Defects Home Warranty Insurance

Did you know that if your strata scheme has building defects your rights to compensation are subject to strict legal time limits?

Owners Corporations’ Rights Vindicated

09.12.2014Building Defects Common Property

The NSW Court of Appeal delivered two victories for owners corporations and in the process clarified the operation of important areas of the strata legislation.