Author: Zac Morehouse

Tabling of Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Bill 2020

Tabling of Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Bill 2020

Published by James Nickless

QLD COVID-19 General Meeting Motions

General meeting motions for owners corporations of strata schemes in QLD to assist with issues arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Published by James Nickless

COVID-19 – Electronically Witnessing and Attesting Documents

Electronically witnessing and attesting documents during COVID-19 - An overview of the COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) and Electronic Transactions (COVID-19 Witnessing of Documents) Regulation 2020

Published by Daniel Russell and Cameron Wilson

Short term letting restrictions in a strata scheme

On 10 April 2020, amendments to the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 came into force relating to an owners corporation's power to restrict or prohibit short term letting through its by-laws.

Published by Daniel Russell

COVID-19 General Meeting Motions

General meeting motions for owners corporations of strata schemes in NSW to assist with issues arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Published by Daniel Russell

Quit Parking There You Nuisance! – Nuisance and By-law Interpretation in The Owners Strata Plan No 2245 v Veney [2020] NSWSC 134

In the recent Supreme Court case of The Owners Strata Plan No 2245 v Veney [2020] NSWSC 134, Darke J made a guiding decision concerning the interpretation of by-laws and alleged nuisance within a strata scheme.

Published by Daniel Russell and Chris Prestipino

What Makes an Easement “Reasonably Necessary”? – Gordon v Lever (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 275

The case of Gordon v Lever (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 275 is a case concerning the imposition of easements by the Court. The case and its procedural history featured much discussion on what constitutes an easement as “reasonably necessary” under section 88K(1) of the Conveyancing Act 1919.

Published by Daniel Russell

Accessing a lot: rain or shine

An overview of an owners corporation's power to enter a lot in light of recent wind and heavy rainfall.

Published by Daniel Russell

Community title law reforms—draft bills released for comment

Fair Trading NSW has recently made available two draft bills for feedback from the general public, namely the draft Community Land Management Bill 2019 and draft Community Land Development Bill 2019.

Published by Daniel Russell

Important Decision on NCAT Jurisdiction for Common Property Claims

On 15 January 2020, the Appeal Panel of the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“NCAT”) published a joint decision in two cases: The Owners—Strata Plan No 74835 v Pullicin (“Pullicin”); and The Owners—Strata Plan No 80412 v Vickery [2020] NSWCATAP 5 (“Vickery”).

Published by Scott Chambers and Joel White

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