I’m a Tenant. What Are Strata By-Laws?
If you are a tenant in a strata title property, it is likely that you will have come across a set of items called ‘by-laws’. Often, the by-laws will be given to you by a property manager: after signing the…
What Are Levies in NSW Strata Schemes?
Levies can be confusing and frustrating for communities in strata properties. Much of this comes down to poor management, planning and communication. However, there is also confusion around what levies are and how they operate legally. This article will help…
What is Strata and Why Do I Need A Strata Lawyer?
You may have noticed a rise in the number of apartments and townhouses being built in Australian capital cities. More and more Australians are living in apartments for circumstantial and financial reasons. But what is strata and how does it…
Airbnb and Strata By-laws: Can They Co-Exist?
Is Airbnb legal in a strata scheme? This is a topical question with a frustrating answer: it depends on the scheme. The nature of short-term stay arrangements are especially difficult for strata schemes and can have significant impacts on the…
When to Seek Consent to Upgrade Strata Common Property
What happens when items owned by the owners corporation in a strata scheme (the strata common property) start to break or need replacing? Should this be an upgrade or replacement? Many owners corporations face this situation. This can be problematic…
What Are Strata Levies and When are They Due?
If you own an apartment, you’ll know that your mortgage isn’t the only big expense. Owners corporation levies are fees that must be paid as part of any strata titles scheme (also known as ‘strata levies’). These levies go toward the…
The Strata Basics FAQ NSW
Now more than even, strata living is a part of our lives. Strata describes a unique system of property ownership that can cause a great deal of confusion because of its numerous rules and levels of authority. This FAQ, the…
Can Strata Schemes Prevent Airbnb Holiday Lets?
How Can We Be Lovers When We Can’t be Friends? – Michael Bolton With the twin proliferation of Airbnb holiday lets and the steady increase of strata properties across Australia, there is growing tension between the two – particularly as…
When Do Builders Lose the Right to Fix Construction Defects?
When construction defects arise, owners must decide whether or not to permit the original builder to fix it. Of concern, is whether they are acting unreasonably by not allowing them to do so. The Court explored this issue in The Owners…
Airbnb and the Owners Corporation Act 2006 (VIC)
The recent Victorian Supreme Court case of Owners Corporation PS 501391P v Balcombe [2016] has many implications for property owners who wish to profit through Airbnb listings. Although Airbnb is not mentioned once in the judgment, the issue at hand…
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