The team at Bannermans Lawyers have written this article summarising the requirements and rights of tenants in strata titled buildings: A lot owner is required to lodge a tenancy notice with the owners corporation/managing agent if it leases the lot, as is the lessee if the lessee subleases. The owners corporation/managing agent must record that information in…
Allison Benson from Kerin Benson Lawyers has written a great article on how the size of your strata scheme influences legal requirements the Act sets for your Strata Scheme. Obviously, the larger the scheme the more lots there are to help in paying for the administration, maintenance and upkeep of the property. However, in addition there are…
We have written a new article explaining how successful strata title scheme meetings, such as Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) should be run. We cover the meeting notification, proxy’s, voting instructions, meeting quorums and typical strata motions you can expect to find on your agenda. Hit this link for the full article, and…
The following article was written by Turnbull Bowles Lawyers. It explains the benefits of a Mediation compared to going to Hearing in relation to a building defects claim. It will help you evaluate what is the most suitable step for your building. If a Mediation does not take place between the parties or a Mediation is unsuccessful…
The executive committee has a significant amount of power in the day to day affairs of the scheme, so needless to say, you don’t want to find out you got the nomination process wrong. Knowing if your nomination will be valid involves considering the following questions: After nominations are sorted out, then its time…
Purchasers of lots in a new strata plan find themselves members of a new owners corporation, which has a lot of work to do during the lead up to its first annual general meeting. That meeting must take place within two months of the expiry of the “initial period”, i.e. the period within which one…
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