192. Smoking nuisance | committee waives interest on levies | defamation
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In this final episode for 2019, Reena and I cover:
- smoking: who can suffering residents blame and what rights do tenants have?
- whether a committee has the power to waive interest on overdue levies
- the 3 months’ notice strata managers are required to give, prior to the expiry of their contract, and
- the NSW Court of Appeal’s recent decision on ‘defamatory’ emails.
Have a fabulous holiday season. I’ll be back with you on New Year’s Day.
Links mentioned:
- Get the transcript here!
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – Section 153
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – Section 85
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – Section 50
- Gisks v The Owners Strata Plan No 6743
- Bhandari v Laming [2015] NSWCATAP 224
- Episode 167.Defamatory emails | renovation approvals | expiry of agency agreements
- Latest update on Murray v Raynor [2019] NSWCA 274 (13 November 2019)
Charging owners for reminder fees before the amount (the fee) is determined to be a debt; Santa might say that is a little naughty.
60 …..Expenses should not appear on a lot owner’s account unless they have been subject to assessment either by a Court or a costs assessor under the Legal Profession Act 2004. (Khalil)
These principles aren’t new. They’ve been established in the Dimitriou case in 2009, but are now expressed in a clearer manner by the Assessor of the Khalil case.