Strata Title or Body Corporate Management. What’s it all about?

Strata Title or Body Corporate Management. What’s it all about?

In a previous article, we explained what Strata Title is: it is an ownership structure established for apartment buildings. ‘Strata’ is another word for a multi-level building. We covered what a Strata Plan is and that once it is registered with the government the Owners Corporation comes into being. Click here if you want to read the…

Strata Title, Strata Scheme, Strata Plan. What is the difference?

Strata Title, Strata Scheme, Strata Plan. What is the difference?

You may have heard of the following terms mentioned in your regular strata related dealings: Strata Schemes, Strata Plan and Strata Title. You may even understand that somehow they are all related, but how exactly, that remains a bit of a mystery. In this article we will try and demystify this terminology for you. Please note: this…

What is a Community Title Scheme?

What is a Community Title Scheme?

More and more new housing estates are set up as community, precinct or neighbourhood associations.The large developments in Sydney’s outer suburbs spring to mind. They typically offer a mix of strata titled apartment buildings, townhouses and shopping centres with shared promenades and parklands. A great recent example is Breakfast Point in Sydney. The developers of these locations…

NSW: Q&A Strata Title Trees and Hedges – What Can & Can’t the OC do?

NSW: Q&A Strata Title Trees and Hedges – What Can & Can’t the OC do?

Question: One townhouse in our complex has a tree growing within their lot that is now covering a section of the roof and contributing to blocked gutters. Can you please confirm whether or not it is the unit owner or the Strata’s responsibility to prune the offending tree? That’s a tricky one because you have…