by Erika Hanrahan | May 9, 2022 | News, Property
Are Developers required to seek consent before operating a crane over adjoining properties? The short answer is YES. In most circumstances, individual landowners and owners corporations will own the airspace above their property and a Developer will require your...
by Erika Hanrahan | Apr 27, 2022 | News, Property
Residential Apartment Buildings Act – how does it fit into the grand scheme of building regulation? What is the RABA? The Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020, or more commonly known as “RABA”, came into effect on 1...
by Erika Hanrahan | Apr 4, 2022 | News, Strata
Update: The NSW government has changed the first due date for these reporting requirements to be from 30 June 2022. This means that if you have held your first annual general meeting prior to 30 June 2022, you must comply with the new regulation by 30 September 2022. ...
by Erika Hanrahan | Mar 25, 2022 | News, Strata
Two lot strata schemes are very common these days, however they do present unique and special challenges compared to ordinary apartment/villa type strata schemes. These include: The lot owners will generally occupy separate detached dwellings (or semi-detached),...
by Erika Hanrahan | Mar 4, 2022 | News, Strata
“You can’t park here, it’s visitor parking only” It’s a comment that rings out regularly throughout strata schemes, sometimes in the form of a note on the windscreen. But owners corporations are rarely aware of their power to prevent residents from parking in visitor...
by Erika Hanrahan | Feb 18, 2022 | News, Strata
What are your rights? Abandoned vehicles on common property in strata schemes are governed by the Uncollected Goods Act 1995 (“Act”). A person/owners corporation may dispose of the abandoned vehicle or goods, providing that they comply with the procedures set out in...
