NSW COVID-19 MEASURES FOR STRATA AND COMMUNITY SCHEMES EXTENDED The NSW Department of Fair Trading has recently announced that the State Government has extended its temporary COVID-19 emergency measures for strata and community schemes to 29 September 2022. This means...Read More
TWO COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WITHHOLDING ACCESS TO RECORDS Take the following real-life example (and assume that the person satisfies all eligibility requirements): • An ‘interested person’ or committee member starts, or threatens to start, a legal proceeding...Read More
NSW SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION (STRA) – FURTHER UPDATE The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has recently clarified its views in relation to the application of the State – Wide Short term Rental Accommodation (STRA) planning laws. You may...Read More
Management rights, like all industries, change and evolve over time. One of the biggest changes I have seen in recent years is the sale process itself. In the good old days, contracts were regularly prepared and settled on the basis of: • Financial verification – 14...Read More
What is Community Title? I recently wrote an article that explained the difference between community title and strata title in NSW. To recap, a good example of a community title is a gated community estate where there may be say 20 houses, each separated by boundaries...Read More
