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Update on Pets in NSW Strata Buildings
Fundamentals • An owners corporation in NSW cannot stop an occupier from having a pet in their unit, as long as it does not disturb other residents; • However, tenants need permission from their landlord to own a pet. A landlord can refuse to allow...
NSW Real Estate Licensing and Building Managers in NSW
REAL ESTATE LICENSING AND BUILDING MANAGERS IN NSW As you would be aware, there is no licence required to carry out Caretaking duties, but you do need a real estate agent licence to sell, lease or manage real estate on behalf of owners. Since late...
Can a Body Corporate deduct money from a Caretakers remuneration
CAN A BODY CORPORATE DEDUCT MONEY FROM A CARETAKER'S REMUNERATION? It depends on the terms of the caretaking agreement. Caretaking Agreement Some caretaking agreements allow the body corporate to recover the costs of rectifying a default of the...
Lessons for Building Managers from a Recent Court Case
WHAT NOT TO DO AS A BUILDING MANAGER BACKGROUND A recent decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has provided Owners Corporations in NSW with what is now seen as a more “risk free” pathway to terminate a Building Management...
Col Myers Receives an Award from ARAMA 2022
COVID-19 Measures for Strata and Community Schemes Extended
NSW COVID-19 MEASURES FOR STRATA AND COMMUNITY SCHEMES EXTENDED The NSW Department of Fair Trading has recently announced that the State Government has extended its temporary COVID-19 emergency measures for strata and community schemes to 29...
Two Common Misconceptions about Withholding Access to Records
TWO COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WITHHOLDING ACCESS TO RECORDS Take the following real-life example (and assume that the person satisfies all eligibility requirements): • An ‘interested person’ or committee member starts, or threatens to start, a...
SW SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION (STRA) – FURTHER UPDATE
NSW SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION (STRA) - FURTHER UPDATE The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has recently clarified its views in relation to the application of the State - Wide Short term Rental Accommodation (STRA) planning laws. You...
The Changing Face of MR Sales
Management rights, like all industries, change and evolve over time. One of the biggest changes I have seen in recent years is the sale process itself. In the good old days, contracts were regularly prepared and settled on the basis of: • Financial...
Update on Caretaking Agreements in NSW Community Title
What is Community Title? I recently wrote an article that explained the difference between community title and strata title in NSW. To recap, a good example of a community title is a gated community estate where there may be say 20 houses, each...