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With the gale force winds and torrential rain that has been hitting our shores in recent times, this is a quick refresher for owners corporation’s and lot owners on what their respective duties are when common property is damaged. Owners Corporations An owners corporation has a strict duty to maintain and repair the common property.…
What many lot owners don’t realise when they buy into a strata scheme is that in some situations, including in an emergency, an Owners Corporation, can force entry. What does this mean? It means that even though you (or your tenant) may not be home or, if access to your lot is refused, the Owners…
The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) authorise the referral of certain matters in litigated proceedings to an independent referee. The referee’s determination of the referred matters can then be adopted or rejected by the court. The importance of expert evidence and, in particular, the joint report prepared by the experts for the referee, is…
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Section 24 of the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 (ACT) establishes the strict liability of an owners corporation to maintain and repair its common property. The ability of a lot owner to sue for damages has been limited in the light of the decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in The Owners Strata…
Click here to read the article – Scaremongering on Apartment Defects Irresponsible
Chris Kerin appeared on ABC News on 2 February 2015 in relation to builders who go broke in Queensland and how they impact on owners corporations suffering from building defects.
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Background 1. On 8 October 2014, the High Court handed down its decision in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 & Anor [2014] HCA 36 which curtails the rights of apartment owners to sue builders in negligence. 2. The case involved a long-running dispute between the builder, Brookfield Multiplex, and the owners…