Strata Schemes Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 Extension

  In May this year the NSW Government introduced a new Section 271A into the Strata Schemes Management Act, 2015 (NSW) (the “Act”) (and the Community Land Management Act, 1989 (NSW). On November 11, the NSW Parliament reviewed the revisions and an extension of these regulations has been granted by the NSW Government. These will be in place for…

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NSW: Q&A Strata Management Quotes and Appointments

  Question: If you are not adequately satisfied with the performance of your strata manager, can’t you just swap them for a new one? If you are not adequately satisfied with the performance of your strata manager, then instead of prolonging the agony, it’s best to just give them the heave-ho and replace them with…

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NSW: Q&A Exclusive Use of Common Property

  Question: We are selling our apartment. The purchasers have advised that our car space is shown as Common Property. What can we do? We’ve lived in the same Villa for 17 years. We decided to sell a while ago and received an offer last week, which we accepted. We received an email from our…

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NSW: Q&A Quorum Requirements for the AGM

  Question: Our Strata committee has 6 members. Can any 3 strata members form a quorum without communicating with the other strata members? Our Strata committee has six members. I am told a quorum is three members. Do the six strata members have to be notified before a meeting or decision is to be discussed or…

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