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Building Defects
Posted 31 January 2018
The strata industry has a long history of dealing with defective building works and there are some usual suspects, such as water penetration and concrete cancer. However, in recent years, some new typ…
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Posted 16 June 2017
BUILDING PRODUCTS SAFETY LAWS The Building Products (Safety) Act 2017(“Act”) has been passed by the New South Wales government and is to commence on a date to be proclaimed. When it commences, …
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Posted 21 September 2017
The new strata building bond and inspection scheme will now commence on 1 January 2018 (the “Scheme”).…
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Posted 20 November 2017
The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently handed down a long awaited reserved decision in the case of Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan.…
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Posted 30 August 2017
SUBMISSION ON REFORMS AND THE HOME BUILDING ACT 1989 (NSW) TO ADDRESS EXTERNAL ALUMINUM CLADDING…
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Posted 29 August 2017
Many owners of the 1000 NSW buildings identified with possible non-compliant cladding won't be able to claim against their developer or builder because the two-year window to make such claims will hav…
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Posted 27 June 2017
Owners often find themselves in the position where they purchase a unit off the plan, only to discover that there are items missing or there are defects present (i.e. cracking to the cupboards).…
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Posted 27 June 2017
Owners corporations should be aware that on or from 30 November 2016, the strata reform requires owners corporations to consider building defects and rectification at each annual general meeting until…
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