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If the common property is going to be used in a way which is substantial, permanent or could interfere with another person’s use of the common property, some form of use right is required over that part of the common (The Lookout [2000] QBCCMCmr 653 and Fountain View [2004] QBCCMCmr 543 have held that). Our…
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Our previous instalment discussed a number of ways in which car parks in a scheme can be created and swapped. One of those options was the sale of common property by transferring it or granting exclusive use over it. Another option was for the common property to be leased or licenced. This article delves a…
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We have recently received multiple queries regarding proposed changes to the regulatory framework for embedded networks and fears that meters will need to be replaced at considerable cost. These queries have been received from committee members within strata buildings that purchase electricity in bulk and on sell to occupants passing on the savings they are…
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Car parking and owners’ rights to their allocated space is a common area of dispute that body corporate committees have to deal with. The entitlement of car park rights escalates when a sale is proceeding and the lines somebody has drawn on the ground usually with good intentions don’t match the plans. With parking also…
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