008. The Truth About By-Laws In Your Strata Property (And How To Ensure You’re Not In Breach)

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 How To Ensure You’re Not In Breach Of Your By-Laws

Resources / Links Mentioned

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• http://yourstrataproperty.com.au
• http://lawyerschambers.com.au/

Books Mentioned

• Screw It, Let’s Do It –  Richard Branson

Key Points / Timestamps

• 00:24 – Intro and Overview
• 01:06 – Amanda Farmer invites the listeners to grab a copy of the Strata Essentials e-book
• 01:41 – Savina Yang explains how essential by-laws are to living dispute free in a strata property
• 03:22 – Why it’s so important for Strata owners and resident to understand the building’s’ by-laws
• 05:07 – Savina Yang shares her experience with a client who inquired about by-laws and how they relate to renovations
• 06:22 – How by-laws are enforced in strata schemes
• 07:09 – Breaches to by-laws as they relate to noise in a strata property
• 08:18- When to consider getting the intervention of a Strata lawyer to provide legal advice around options to enforce by-laws
• 09:54 – Amanda Farmer explains how to issue a Notice to Comply under Section 45 of the Strata Management Scheme Act to the by-law breachers
• 12:01 – Amanda Farmer shares advice on how to get the order of the judicator requiring the breacher to comply with the common property by-laws
• 13:26 – Key challenges that buildings and lot owners face when dealing with by-laws and how to overcome them
• 15:40 – Amanda Farmer explains Strata property by-laws using a “no parking” analogy
• 17:39 – Savina Yang shares a story around how she helped a building/lot owner using a by-law
• 20:27 – Amanda Farmer clarifies a point around the Rules of Evidence as they apply to penalty applications
• 23:13 – Books that have had a big impact on Savina Yang and why
• 24:45 – How listeners can find out more about Savina Yang and her final thoughts
• 25:24 – Wrap up and thank you