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Settling Car Park Storage Wars

One of the most contentious issues we see dividing committees and owners relates to car park storage. Requests to install storage structures and enforcement of by-laws when items or structures are put in place without approval, requires careful consideration to maintain harmony. In this article we delve into the common storage request types, terms of…

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Late AGM Declaratory Orders

An Annual General Meeting (AGM) must be held within 3 months of the end of a scheme’s financial year. For various reasons, bodies corporate are not always able to comply with that timeframe. When this happens, many apply for adjudication, seeking an order such as ‘permission to hold the AGM out of time’ or ‘an…

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Land Access Activity Notices – Know Your Rights

We have seen a significant increase in telecommunication providers seeking to access a body corporate scheme through a land access and activity notice (LAAN) for “Telco Rights”.  In some cases the telecommunication providers are using a LAAN to access the body corporate’s scheme to undertake works that go beyond the “Telco Rights”. It is important…

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Companion Pets – Exemptions Explained

My Strata Companion is an Animal –  And, I don’t mean they are just badly behaved… Apart from the topical and ongoing personal, societal and legal debates about controls on pets in strata buildings, there’s a group of animals that are exempt from any strata by-laws or rules.  So, who are they, how do the…

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