In the recent NCAT Appeal Panel decisions of The Owners – Strata Plan No 74835 v Pullicin; The Owners – Strata Plan No 80412 v Vickery [2020] NSWCATAP 5, the Appeal Panel held that the Tribunal or commonly known as “NCAT” does not have the power to order...
The NSW Government is seeking public feedback on the drafting of the Community Land Management Bill 2019 and the Community Land Development Bill 2019. The draft bills propose a complete rewrite of the community title schemes laws. The draft bills are aligned with the...
Background The proceedings concerned a strata title property at Point Piper NSW where lot owners were in dispute concerning the extent of works that should be carried out on the common property. For more than a decade, the majority lot owners wished to have the...
Background Between 2015 and 2017 the applicant lot owner constantly complained to the owners corporation about receiving second-hand tobacco smoke drift from a neighbouring lot 7. The smoke came into his living room and kitchen through windows and doors and in all of...
The general order making power under section 232 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 does not empower the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal to make an order for an owners corporation to recover a debt. Background A tenant operated a coffee shop/sandwich bar...
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