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My unit has been leaking for years and the Owners Corporation is doing nothing – What can I do?

Strata

Posted 14 May 2019

Is the owners corporation required to repair and maintain the common property? Yes. Generally speaking, there is a strict obligation for the owners corporation to repair and maintain the common pro…

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Aluminum Cladding – Dealing with the NSW cladding taskforce request

Building Defects

Posted 21 April 2019

In the wake of the devastating London Fire, NSW Fair Trading is finally taking action concerning non-compliant aluminium cladding. It has formed the NSW Cladding Taskforce and is writing to owners in…

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Don’t let your Cladding Statutory Warranties Expire: FAQ’s

Building Defects, eBooks

Posted 07 April 2019

The NSW Cladding Taskforce has already audited 185,000 buildings across NSW and has issued 33,000 safety letters to building owners and residents recommending certain actions. Out of 2,300 buildings i…

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Esky Apartments, Definition of Flammable Cladding & Lacrosse Fire Legislation

Building Defects

Posted 03 April 2019

Following the Lacrosse Fire in Melbourne and the tragedy of the Grenfell fire in London, authorities in NSW have now taken action to start addressing the risks arising from flammable cladding.…

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Difficulties Paying Strata Levies? How to change the amount or when it needs to be paid

Strata, Levy Recovery

Posted 02 April 2019

Strata Levies are part and parcel of ownership of lots within a strata scheme. The owners corporation is entitled to make decisions about the striking of levies to meet its present and future expenses…

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Owners Beware: Jurisdictional Problems with Agreements to extend Statutory Warranties

Building Defects

Posted 01 April 2019

Bannermans Lawyers have for some time been warning Owners to be wary of agreements offered by builders and developers to extend Home Building Act (“HBA”) warranties, to stave off legal proceedings…

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Update on the 2% Bond Scheme

Building Defects

Posted 01 April 2019

Background Builders and developers of new multi-storey buildings (defined as two or more separate dwellings which exceed three storeys in height) are exempt from having to obtain insurance under th…

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A Loophole to 4 Extra years on an Owners Defects Warranty

Building Defects

Posted 01 April 2019

The statutory warranty period for “minor defects” under the Home Building Act 1989 (“HBA”) is only 2 years. However, in a recent case, Hutching v Hope [2019] NSWCAP 59, the Tribunal’s App…

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