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Short term by-law ruled invalid again by NCAT: Overreach with bonds and administrative fees

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 24 April 2026

Short term letting continues to strain owners relationships in strata schemes and NCAT continues to determine by-laws restricting or regulating such b…

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Are cost recovery by-laws valid?

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 18 December 2025

A common, but risky by-law owners corporation sometimes seek to adopt are costs recovery by-laws which seek to allow an owners corporation to recover …

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Beware of by-laws that seek to prohibit changing wet areas

Strata, By-Laws, NCAT and Court Proceedings

Posted 17 September 2025

The recent Appeal Panel (“Appeal Panel”) decision from the New South Wales Civil & Administrative Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) of Shah v The …

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Short-term letting by-law penalty paid to the owners corporation | Meaning of “Principal place of residence”

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 02 September 2025

The Consumer and Commercial Division of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently made orders for lot owners to pay a pe…

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NCAT rules by-law to restrict communications between a committee and owners invalid

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 22 August 2025

Often committee members are faced with a volume of emails and correspondence they would rather not address given they are performing a voluntary role …

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Committees will see more pet applications from 19 May 2025 – make sure your pets by-laws are valid!

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 19 May 2025

From 19 May 2025, tenants will be granted the right to make a request to their landlord to keep an animal within their premises. Under the new amendme…

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Is the law the same in Strata and Community Schemes in so far as rules around by-laws and permitting and keeping pets?

By-Laws, Pets, eBooks

Posted 04 November 2024

Yes, the legislation is the same. Please refer to our previous article New Laws for Community and Strata Schemes for 2023! There were some provisions …

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What should we do if we think that our pets by-law is invalid and we need a new pets by-law?

By-Laws, Pets, eBooks

Posted 19 May 2024

Give our office a call on 02 9929 0226 and we can provide you with advice or draft a new by-law for you.  …

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