Owning a home once remained a priority within the hearts of Australians, recent societal findings reveal that it is no longer a requirement for many.
Demanding lifestyles including raising children, working, studying and fulfilling many other daily routines has created a culture where time is of the essence.
As the shift to apartment living increases, strata title developers are increasingly creating convenient, cost-effective and aesthetically pleasing designs for consumers. With developments such as Barangaroo and the Toga Group apartments within Chatswood and West Ryde, increased apartment style living is inevitable.
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Did you know that if your strata scheme has building defects your rights to compensation are subject to strict legal time limits?
If your building is less than 7 years old we can help you navigate through the maze of defect, warranty and insurance claims.
We can provide you with comprehensive advice setting out all of your options for getting the defects fixed or recovering the cost of repairs. We can advise you:
- Who to claim from?
- How to go about it?
- The time limits within which you must act
Miss the time limits – lose your rights!
For NSW strata legal or levy collection advice please contact us here or call 02 9562 1266, we’re happy to assist.
The Government has released draft regulations to the Home Building Amendment Act 2014 which provide for operation of that Act to commence on 1 December 2014.
A number of organisations made submissions to the Government in relation to those regulations and a final start date has not yet been confirmed. Anyone with a defect claim:
- which is not yet the subject of litigation or an insurance claim
- where more than 2 years has elapsed since the date of completion of the building work; and
- relying on the defects being structural within the terms of the existing regulations
should immediately seek legal advice to confirm whether those defects will be covered as a major building defect under the new legislation.
For NSW strata legal or levy collection advice please contact us here or call 02 9562 1266, we’re happy to assist.
Sydney Water announces that the new requirements for new multi-level strata buildings will come into effect on 1 September 2014. Buildings from 1 September 2014 must be designed and built to cater for water metering of individual units.
These requirements will apply to relevant development applications that receive a Sydney Water Notice of Requirements (NOR), announcing that three key areas must be adhered to when designing new multi-level strata buildings:
- Allow for plumbing for a single water inlet to each individual unit.
- Individual meters must be located in the common area (not inside units).
- There may also need to be a space and power supply for data loggers to enable them to transmit meter reads to Sydney Water.
In the coming months, Sydney Water will also announce the list of Accredited Metering Suppliers.
For further information please refer to Sydney Water’s draft Multi-Level Individual Metering Guide or contact meters@sydneywater.com.au.
For NSW strata legal or levy collection advice please contact us here or call 02 9562 1266, we’re happy to assist.