22 February 2021 By Amanda Farmer Residents of NSW apartments are another step closer towards being allowed to legally keep a pet with the recent
Use this sample guideline document as a starting point for your own ‘rights and responsibilities’ document, or ‘code of conduct’. Inspiration for this document comes from
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Strata Community Association for COVID-19 Victoria Updates
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Lannock Strata Finance has written a guide to help strata owners and managers deal with the important cash flow decisions that will arise during the pandemic and its aftermath. The guide covers
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The WA government is currently holding an inquiry into short-term holiday letting. BnbGuardâ has shared with us their submission, which sets out the current global
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[adapted from podcast episode 001 – what is strata?] What exactly is strata? What are by-laws? What are strata levies? What is all this
In order for an owners corporation to repeal an exclusive use by-law that confers on the owner of a lot, or the owners of several lots, certain rights or privileges to use a part of the common property, section 52 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (âSSMAâ) requires the written consent of the owner(s) of the lot(s) concerned. In general, this means the written consent of the owners receiving the benefit of the common property in question.
Now and then I am called upon to attend strata meetings on behalf of lot owners, owners corporations or strata managers. Over the years, I have picked up a few tips comes to the way in which an efficient strata meeting is run. Here are 6:
Strata essentials: these are the 6 things you absolutely must know about owning a strata property: by-laws, levies, lot property vs common property, meetings, strata manager, committee.
Recently, I was invited by strata management company Dynamic Property Services to sit on a panel, together with other strata âexpertsâ, and answer a range of questions asked by strata owners.
One of those questions was: what to do about short term letting in strata?
Below I share with you my personal notes made in preparation for answering the various aspects of that important question:
Previously, I wrote about when and how a resident of a strata scheme can keep pets in their lot.
Today, I set out the process than can be undertaken if the owners corporation has rejected your request to keep a pet.
So, you have written to the executive committee, enclosing a photo of Max lying on the grass with three other dogs at the park, belly up:
When I was a kid, my Christmas wish-list every year included a puppy. But all I remember was receiving different pairs of I-swear-they-are-fashionable-funky-socks and some you-will-grow-into-them-sweaters from my parents. I must admit, Santa and I were not on the best of terms for a long time. But eventually, I realised the real obstacle standing between Father Christmas and my fulfilling childhood were the by-laws for our unit block.
Have you ever dreamed of living in a âNew Yorkâ style high-rise apartment looking over the alluring lights of the city? I know I have, particularly after the first episode of Suits where they showed Harvey Specterâs apartment.
However, living in a high-rise residential building is not just about throwing fancy dinner parties to make your friends jealous, despite your fear of heights.
What do your owners think happens to the personal information they provide to you? Do you warn owners that their personal information may be made available to those inspecting the books and records of the scheme? This could include postal address, telephone number and email address.
December 2014 saw two decisions of the NSW Court of Appeal confirm the effect of section 80D of the Strata Schemes Management Act. This is
It is difficult to imagine that almost 55 years ago strata title was a non-existent concept. Before the introduction of the NSW strata title legislation in 1961, the most prevalent way of regulating the ownership of âcommon propertyâ in NSW was the concept of company title.
What is Company Title?
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