Short-term letting: an update on changes relating to strata schemes In September 2017 we published an article about the uncertainty that had arisen by amendments to the Strata Living Handbook published by NSW Fair Trading dealing with an owners corporation’s power to make a by-law to prohibit or restrict short-term [...]
Recovery of levies in strata schemes - changing of the landscape due to COVID-19 The economic impact of COVID-19, and the changes to bankruptcy and insolvency laws made by the Australian Federal Government, will require owners corporations to reconsider the way they collect overdue levies from lot owners. This article [...]
Doggone Disputes: What is the status of no pets by-laws? Is a by-law that prohibits the keeping of animals in a strata scheme invalid? Two recent decisions of NCAT suggests that may be the case. But what about the basic habitation rights of owners who want to live in a “pet [...]
Important changes to time required for service of notices There have been recent important changes to the date for deemed service of documents by post that affect notice requirements for meetings. In this article we briefly describe those changes and how they affect strata schemes.
Recently, NSW Fair Trading updated its Strata Living Handbook suggesting that owners corporation’s are unable to restrict an owner from letting their lot, including short term letting, and that the only way short term letting can be restricted is by council planning regulations. NSW Fair Trading suggest that any by-laws regulating these matters are invalid. [...]
1. Introduction On 30 November 2016 a suite of new laws relating to strata schemes will come into force including the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (“SSMA 2015”), the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (“SSDA 2015”) and the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (“SSMR 2016”). This paper is a summary of the new legislation in relation [...]
1. Introduction On 30 November 2016 a suite of new laws relating to strata schemes will come into force including the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (“SSMA 2015”), the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (“SSDA 2015”) and the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (“SSMR 2016”). This paper is limited to the operation of the new legislation in relation to the recovery of contributions (levies). [...]
