In last week’s newsletter article, we reported on a recent NCAT case in which an owners corporation was ordered to repair damage to lot property caused by a common property roof leak.

Our article generated considerable interest. The NCAT decision begs the question: Is an owners corporation responsible for repairing lot property?

In this article, we take a closer look at that issue and consider whether the NCAT case we reported on last week (Mastellone v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 87110 [2021] NSWCATAP 188) was correctly decided.

Read the full article Is an Owners Corporation Responsible for Repairing Lot Property?

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The Supreme Court has decided that structural defects under the old home building legislation do not extend to cover building elements such as waterproofing membranes and tiling attached to structural components of the building.

This is bad news for owners corporations of residential buildings who made home warranty insurance claims or defect claims against builders and developers before 2015 that are still current because it will essentially limit the scope for them to argue that defects are structural defects that are covered by a six year warranty instead of the two year warranty for non-structural defects.

For owners corporations of residential buildings, this is bad news – Strata and Structural Defects.

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

This case offers hope to owners corporations whose buildings are affected by building defects.

To read the full article – Building Defects Certifier Liable

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