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Strata, Building Defects, Easements
Posted 02 May 2018
Question: Are developers required to seek consent from adjoining owners prior to operating cranes over your property? Answer: The land owner of a non-strata title building or the owners co…
Read more →Strata, Urban Renewal
Posted 02 May 2018
Developers proposing projects involving strata renewal plans face a crystal ball gazing exercise.They need to predict the requirements and attitudes of the Court considering an application for orders …
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →Planning Approvals
Posted 23 February 2018
PLANNING LAW REFORMS A major overhaul of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 is underway, via the Environmental Planning & Assessment Amendment Act 2017. Most of the changes commence o…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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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