Strata
Posted 23 April 2018
Managing termites and the damage they can cause is a tricky issue in strata schemes. This is partly because of the wide range of potential scenarios and partly because there are many different views o…
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Building Defects
Posted 24 April 2018
Divisions 3 (sections 207-211) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) (SSM Act 2015) introduces a building bond scheme for new multi-storey buildings (defined as three or more storeys) from 1…
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Strata, Renovations
Posted 11 April 2018
A sample survey carried out by the Law Department of Melbourne University in 2014 found that the only sector of the construction industry where there was virtually no substantive incidence of amendmen…
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Strata, NCAT and Court Proceedings, eBooks
Posted 31 January 2018
Smoking is one of the major sources of disputes in strata schemes. It can cause numerous problems for strata schemes, potentially undermining the amenity of the building, increasing common property re…
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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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Building Defects
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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Strata
Posted 21 November 2023
The current work health and safety legislation in New South Wales comprises:…
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Strata
Posted 28 November 2017
It has become increasingly common for developers to pursue a development in such a way that owners corporations and lot owners are locked in to using various service providers or paying what amount to…
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