Strata Community Australia recently released a Strata Data update. According to the update at 15 February 2017 there were 821,044 lots registered with the NSW Land and Property Information. To give a comparison in September 2016 the LPI recorded 808,376 lots in NSW. The data as at February 2017 for the number of strata schemes…
The owners corporation is responsible for recovering unpaid contributions levied against owners. The Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the Act) came into force after 30 November 2016 and introduced some important changes to the levy recovery process. Pursuant to section 86 of the Act the owners corporation must not commence legal proceedings to recover an…
The commencement of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the new Act) on 30 November 2016 means that schemes are now required to keep a consolidated list of the by-laws in force for their scheme and register the consolidated list with any new change of by-law. As all strata schemes in NSW are governed by…
The Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) has brought about many changes. Among the changes is a significant change to how an Owners Corporation or a Strata Committee can obtain legal advice and take legal action. Previously, section 80D of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 meant that legal advice or legal action that may have…
The most recent amendment to the Home Building Act came into force on 15 January and 1 March 2015. The table (link below) summaries the changes it made to statutory warranties and compares them to previous iterations of the Act. Read summary here.
Energy efficiency is a concern for many strata schemes that we talk to with several schemes recently upgrading their common property to capitalise on new technology and the ability to save money. This is becoming increasingly important with energy costs rising and councils signing up to carbon emission reduction programs. For instance the City of…
Chris Kerin has been asked to present at the 2016 Fire and Hazmat Convention in Melbourne this year and will also take part in the group panel discussion. See link below for more details: httpss://www.fpaa.com.au/events/fire-australia.aspx
Read the article at httpss://www.domain.com.au/news/rewriting-the-strata-rules-taking-longer-than-the-government-expected-20160225-gn103m/
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The safety of a strata scheme’s premises for owners, occupiers and visitors should be one of the primary concerns of an owners corporation. If an owner, occupier or visitor is killed or injured on common property, the owners corporation could be held liable and would need to raise significant levies to cover the costs of…
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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.…