Tag: new strata laws

An NCAT decision allowing a lot owner to keep unauthorised renovations was recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

Case Halted Until Owners Corporation Gives Security

The Supreme Court has ordered an owners corporation suing its former lawyers to give security for the costs the lawyers will incur.

NSW Fair Trading modified its well known “Strata Living” handbook to indicate that by-laws prohibiting short term lettings are invalid.

Information owners corporation have about their owners can actually make it much simpler for us to act more effectively in recovering strata levies.

Can an owners corporation shut down the lifts in its building to refurbish them? If so, do they have to pay compensation to owners and tenants?

The Supreme Court has decided that structural defects under the old home building legislation do not extend to cover certain building elements.

NCAT has confirmed that it is business as usual and that appeals against decisions of Strata Adjudicators will continue to be dealt with by NCAT.

Adrian Mueller, partner, recently presented a paper about the most significant strata cases in NSW.

Thank you Strata for your support in 2016. As a wrap up here are some useful strata links from 2016…

LPI NSW now only accepts a consolidated version of all by-laws including any new by-laws lodged.