The NSW Government bought in changes to laws which govern Short-Term Rental Accommodation late last year. Residential tenancy laws have been changed to clarify that short-term rental accommodation arrangements of 3 months or less are not covered by the residential tenancy laws. On 18 December 2020, the new mandatory Code of Conduct and the accompanying Fair…
Question: Does a strata committee have the authority to exempt a resident from complying with a by-law? A resident has asked the Strata Committee, on somewhat questionable grounds, to exempt the applicant from the Strata by-law banning laundry on balconies. My question is does a strata committee have the authority to exempt a resident…
Question: Where can I find the by-laws that apply to our scheme? Answer: Either you can carry out an online search or you can provide us with your strata plan number and we can conduct same for you on your behalf – the fees would be at cost approximately $25 per dealing search. For the full…
Question: To help solve our resident parking problems, we would like to convert a visitor car park into a unit car space. Our strata manager tells us we can do this without having to comply with our development consent. Is this correct? I am one of the committee members for a 65 apartment building….
Question: A lot owner with a dog causes nuisance to surrounding lots. What can the owners corporation do? Is there a legal way to handle this? We have a problem with a lot owner who owns a dog on our building. The dog is left for long periods unattended causing excessive barking, excrement is…
Visitors Car Parking I am one of the committee member for building with 65 apartment units. Our strata manager has informed us that we can convert our visitor carpark into a unit car space without having to comply with our development consent. At the moment We are complying with the minimum 13 visitor car parks…
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