The Minister for Fair Trading this morning announced that the Home Building Amendment Act 2014 is now expected to commence in mid-January 2015. Up until today it was expected to commence on 1 December 2014.
For more details please click here for a full news release by our friends at Kerin Benson Lawyers. This is where you can also find the original NSW Government press release.
Legislative changes were to come into effect from 29 April 2015 requiring swimming pool compliance certificates to be annexed to contracts before such a property could be sold or leased. Pool owners will now be granted a 12-month extension to make sure they have a valid compliance certificate, meaning they now have until 29 April 2016. For…
A LookUpStrata reader wanted to understand whether it is allowed for a Building Manager to use their proxies to vote on the negotiation of their agreements. The Caretaker / Building Managers wanted their Management agreement returned to 10 years instead of the 7 years left on original agreement. They also wanted their remuneration doubled for both of…
Mediation Since the introduction of the new strata legislation, Strata Schemes Management Act, 2015 (NSW) (“SSMA”) it is no longer the case that you may automatically have legal representation at mediation. In fact, under Section 220 of the SSMA, you have no entitlement to legal or other representation, unless all the other parties to the…
QUESTION: Are children allowed to play on the common property driveway? We have a group of families who socialise in the common areas? Is this allowed due to social distancing rules in NSW? Are children allowed to play on the common property driveway? What happens when children and their friends, either other residents or visitors,…
Question: I’m an elderly woman who needs a mobility stool outside my door. The strata manager denied my request and issued me a notice to remedy the breach. What Can I do? I am a 68-year-old woman renting a unit on the first floor of a block of seven units. I have an autoimmune disease…
You may be aware that the NSW Government is proposing sweeping changes to the existing Strata Laws. The State Government has now released a so-called position-paper in which they outline their proposed changes. This law reform is aimed at protecting residents and at the same time simplify certain processes. This becomes increasingly important in NSW…
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