by Cameron Shaw | Nov 18, 2017
Under the standard NSW Law Society contract for the sale and purchase of land when a property is sold in NSW it is given either “subject to existing tenancies” (where there is a leasehold tenant) or with “vacant possession”. Vacant possession is a term from the...
by Cameron Shaw | Nov 10, 2017
To elect an officer of the strata committee, a strata committee meeting must be called in which committee members are nominated as officers and a ballot is held. Regulation 11 in the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 states that any member of the...
by Cameron Shaw | Nov 10, 2017
Section 45 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) provides five ways that an officer’s position can become vacant: Firstly, the person is no longer a member of the strata committee (for example if the officer has sold their lot in the strata scheme);...
by Cameron Shaw | Nov 10, 2017
Schedule 2, clauses 4 and 5 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) provides two ways to call for a strata committee meeting: The secretary convenes one at any time; and One third of the committee members ask for one to be held. Every member of the...
by Cameron Shaw | Sep 12, 2017
Whether or not you need a by-law depends on the nature of the works you intend to conduct. If the works affect common property (which is almost invariably the case) works are categorised into “cosmetic works”, “minor renovations”, or, works...
