056. In Conversation With Reena Van Aalst – The Role of The Chairperson and a Successful Council Parking Agreement
This week, I am ‘in conversation’ with Reena Van Aalst, as we celebrate a community working successfully with the local council to solve parking problems and refresh our knowledge on the limited role of a chairperson. Links Mentioned: Get the transcript here! www.yourstrataproperty.com.au amanda@yourstrataproperty.com.au 041. What Makes A Great Strata Committee
Court of Appeal finds strata schemes may restrospectively approve legal action
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 the section that requires legal action to be approved by the general meeting if the reasonably estimated costs of taking that action exceed the amounts stipulated in the Regulation (currently $1000 per lot or $12,500…
A win for builders, yet another blow for owners
The High Court has found that there is no duty of care owed by a builder to an owners corporation in respect of pure economic loss flowing from latent defects in construction work: <a href=”http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2014/36.html”>Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 [2014] HCA 36 (8 October 2014).</a> The building in question was a…