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Welcome to our latest newsletter full of strata title information from around Australia.

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Congratulations David Bannerman & Mark Pollinger from Bannermans Lawyers. Not only have they had the 'most popular article from the previous newsletter' for the last 2 editions in a row, their current Most Popular article - Unauthorised Parking - has had over 500 page views.

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NSW: Easement Disputes, Section 88K and Strata Law

Michael Pobi, Pobi Lawyers
Easement disputes and strata law | Section 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 applications | Supreme Court of NSW’s power to grant easement under section 88K | What is an owners corporation’s rights in NSW?

Insurance Valuation Management for Strata & Commercial Buildings

Peter Greenham,
Independent Inspections
The insurance policy must cover damage and the costs associated with the reinstatement or replacement of insured buildings (including the cost of taking away debris and the fees of architects and other professional advisers) and provide for the reinstatement of property to its condition when new.

Maintain Records and Protect Your Business

Aylie Brutman, Rockend
This is my first time blogging for LookUpStrata so I wanted to write about something important and practical to assist you every day. This article focuses on some of the best practices for managing documents to assist strata managers and business owners keep day to day control, as well as how to be prepared when things go wrong.

NSW: Pets in Strata Buildings

David Bannerman and Mark Pollinger, Bannermans Lawyers
Pet ownership in strata buildings is a controversial issue. Benefits can include increased property values and rents associated with pet friendly buildings and health benefits associated with pet ownership. Downsides can include disharmony arising from disputes over pet ownership and increased cleaning and maintenance costs for common property areas. Whether amenity of a strata building is positively or negatively impacted by that ownership depends on who you ask.

Strata By-Laws Audit & Upgrade

Michael Pobi, Pobi Lawyers
The by-laws of a strata scheme are a set of laws adopted by an owners corporation which govern the behaviour and the use of common property by residents, regulate noise, parking on common property, the keeping of animals, renovations to lots and common property and a myriad of other uses beneficial to residents. All strata schemes are subject to a set of by-laws which can range from model by-laws to develop...

QLD: The validity of voting papers - part 2

Frank Higginson,Hynes Legal
We discuss a recent adjudicator’s decision which dealt with six different methods of voting delivery and whether they were lawful or not.
The context of the dispute was one where a body corporate has spent what would be considered a rather large sum of money advancing the cause of a certain class of owners in relation to a town planning issue.

NSW: Greening Your Building

David Bannerman,
Bannermans Lawyers

There are many opportunities schemes can undertake in order to green their buildings. Depending on the terms of the relevant management statements, an owner or owners corporation may need to obtain consent from the community association or building management committee.

NSW: Unauthorised Parking

David Bannerman and Mark Pollinger, Bannermans Lawyers
Parking is a vexing question. Owners corporations and their strata managing agents have been struggling with it for years. They are not helped by uncertainties in the law, limited police and council powers, restrictive strata management laws and widespread misconceptions about what is permissible.

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Rockend: STRATA Master User Meeting (Sydney)

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