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How do You Make Landlords Accountable for Tenants?
Do you know a landlord is not responsible for tenants complying with strata by-laws? But there is a solution…
Is it Goodbye to “No Pets” Buildings?
Are pet by-laws banning the keeping of pets no longer worth the paper they’re written on? What about owners who want to live in “pet free” blocks?
Good News for Compulsory Strata Managers
Should you agree to being appointed as a compulsory strata manager? A recent NCAT Appeal Panel decision provides some helpful guidance!
National Strata Regulations are on the Way!
What are some of the proposed national strata laws and how are they being aligned? Should NSW accept some of these laws?
Children & By-laws in Strata & Community Schemes
Can children be excluded from shared facilities in a strata building or community scheme? In this paper we review children, by-laws and shared facilities.
NCAT says Landlords are not responsible for Tenants’ Noise
In a recent case, NCAT has decided that a landlord falls under no obligation to ensure that their tenants comply with the by-laws in a strata scheme.
Supreme Court Quashes NCAT Decision
An NCAT decision allowing a lot owner to keep unauthorised renovations was recently overturned by the Supreme Court.
Is Fair Trading Wrong? Are Anti-Airbnb By-laws Valid?
NSW Fair Trading modified its well known “Strata Living” handbook to indicate that by-laws prohibiting short term lettings are invalid.
Are House Rules Binding? This will Surprise You!
What about rules that are made by a strata committee and placed on a notice board? Are they binding?