Owners who are unable to attend meetings may choose to appoint a proxy vote on their behalf. For large strata schemes, a proxy form needs to be given to the Secretary of the owners corporation at [...]
The NSW Parliament has recently passed new legislation in relation to combustible cladding which will come into effect on 22 October 2018. The new legislation requires owners of certain buildings [...]
Following the Grenfell Fire in London in June 2017, the Strata industry have felt a renewed focus on fire safety, specifically a focus on the external cladding of buildings that if combustible [...]
From time to time we receive telephone calls from our clients who are unsure of what insurance they need on their Community Title Property. Is Community Title Insurance the same as Strata Title [...]
The NSW Government has released its Short Term Holiday Letting in NSW options paper. The NSW Government is reviewing a number of potential options to manage the growth in the short term letting [...]
Most reforms to strata laws in New South Wales commenced on 30 November 2016. The strata building bonds and inspection scheme is the second part of these reforms and will commence on 1 January [...]
On 30 May 2017, the NSW Government announced that it would defer until further notice the replacement of the New South Wales Emergency Services Levy (ESL) with an Emergency Services Property Levy [...]
Under the new NSW Strata Laws which commenced on 30 November 2016 there are now three types of renovations which are set out below and they each require different forms of approval prior to [...]
To prevent children falling from windows, all strata buildings in NSW must be fitted with devices that enable their windows to be locked at 12.5cm when the devices are engaged. Owners [...]
If you want to ensure your proxy votes are valid you must ensure you comply with the new proxy restrictions in the NSW strata reforms. The total number of proxies that may be held by a person [...]
