Strata and community scheme law in NSW — strata renewal and collective sale, owners corporation duties, common property defects, building bonds and the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.
The Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (NSW) introduces significant reforms to strata law, implementing 37 of the 139 recommendations from the 2021 Statutory Review. The changes impose stricter duties
The Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 makes an important change to section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW). Previously, a lot owner had only two years
The strata renewal process can be complex and unforgiving for homeowners seeking a just and equitable price for their property. For only the second time, the NSW Land and Environment
On 22 November 2023, the Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 passed both houses of NSW Parliament, amending Part 10 of the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (NSW) – the first
On 10 March 2023, Justice Darke of the NSW Supreme Court delivered an interlocutory decision refusing an application to stay building defect proceedings for 12 months, despite ongoing investigations under
In Hua Nan Trading Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 32396 [2023] NSWCATAP 66, the NCAT Appeal Panel confirmed that the Tribunal has power under section 41
In The Owners – Strata Plan No 74232 v Tezel [2023] NSWCA 35, the NSW Court of Appeal confirmed that the two-year limitation period under section 106(6) of the Strata
In Smith v Owners – Strata Plan No 3004 [2022] NSWSC 1599, the NSW Supreme Court considered sections 106(1) and 106(5) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) and
Following earlier reforms to the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) and Community Land Management Regulation 2018 (NSW) in response to COVID-19, on 1 June 2022 the Strata Schemes Management
The NSW Government announced further reforms to the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) and Community Land Management Regulation 2018 (NSW). On 12 May 2021, the Strata Schemes Management Amendment
The strata defects regime under Part 11 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) for high-rise residential strata buildings commenced on 1 January 2018, applying to building contracts entered
From 13 March 2018, owners corporations of all strata residential buildings in NSW are under a duty, at their own expense, to install complying window safety devices on all affected
In The Owners – Strata Plan 49574 v Scorpio Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2018] NSWLEC 54, Project Lawyers acted for the applicant and successfully obtained orders requiring a
Building bond changes to strata legislation in NSW, commencing 1 January 2018, require developers to pay a compulsory building bond to the NSW Office of Fair Trading before obtaining any
A perennial challenge in redeveloping ageing, under-utilised strata sites in NSW has been the requirement to secure unanimous agreement of lot owners – an exceedingly difficult threshold, as there is
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