Pierrette Khoury, Author at LookUpStrata

Pierrette Khoury

Pierrette Khoury was admitted in 2006 and has extensive experience in strata, building and construction and commercial litigation. Pierrette is client focused, results and outcome driven. Pierrette successfully resolves disputes and should a matter not be capable of resolution will successfully advocate on your behalf in the Tribunal or Court. Pierrette has extensive experience in contract drafting and review including AS 4000, Master Builders, NSW Fair Trading and Housing Industry Association contracts. Pierrette appears in all courts including the Supreme Court, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, District Court, Land and Environment Court and Local Court for hearings, interlocutory applications and Appeals. Pierrette applies strategic decision making to matters and narrows the issues in dispute. Pierrette has successfully litigated matters at the interlocutory and hearing stages. Pierrette resolves matters on behalf of clients through effective dispute resolution mechanisms through negotiation, attending Mediations and attending informal settlement conferences. Strata advice and litigation services The services include strata advice, general strata advice regarding strata management agency agreements, strata by law advice, by-law drafting, consolidation and registration, strata dispute advice, breach of strata by-laws and enforcement, insurance claims, levy recovery advice and enforcement. This also incluees high level litigation services including building defect disputes and appeals, home warranty insurance claims and general insurance claims including appeals. Legal involvement and representation of strata disputes including litigation involving breach of by-laws and breaches of the Strata Schemes Management Act and Regulations. Appearance and representation in all courts including the Supreme Court, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, District Court, Land and Environment Court and Local Court. Key highlights: - Strata advice, by law advice, disputes including levy recovery; - Large scale building defect claims, disputes and appeals; - Home warranty insurance claims and general insurance claims; - Acting on behalf of a number of Owners Corporations in relation to large defect claims including claims under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020. Successfully resolving large scale defect claims; - Acting for home owners in excess of $1million build and advising on contractual rights, variation disputes, project disputes and successfully resolving; - Advising home owners and Owners Corporations on rights under the Home Building Act 1989 and Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020; - Acting on behalf of a number of Owners Corporations in relation to lot owners’ breaches of by-laws and enforcement in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal; - Advising on retaining wall and fence matters and mitigation. Qualifications - 2005 Bachelor of Laws (Macquarie University) - Bachelor of Commerce (Professional Accounting) (Macquarie University) - 2006 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (College of Law) - 2011 Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice Management Memberships - Law society of NSW - Marrickville Chamber of Commerce - Marrickville Business Association - Strata Community Association of NSW

Published: 06th Jul 2026 | 0 Comments

NSW: Do AGM defect warranty agenda items apply to remedial works or only to original construction?

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Updated: 15th Apr 2026

Pierrette Khoury

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NSW: Who is responsible for failed waterproofing and rectification work?

Updated: 15th Apr 2026

Pierrette Khoury

NSW: Do AGM defect warranty agenda items apply to remedial works or only to original construction?

NSW: Can strata authorise repairs to a lot caused by renovations and charge the owner without prior consultation?

NSW: Upstairs owner refuses access after causing ceiling damage — what can we do?

NSW: Who pays for investigating and repairing dampness in a ceiling caused from inside the lot?

NSW: Can a lot owner refuse the owners corporation access to erect scaffolding in their courtyard?

NSW: Can I use an independent technician rather than one chosen by the committee to investigate defects in my roof space?

NSW: Who is responsible for repairing a pipe that passes through common property but only services one unit?

NSW: Does neglected maintenance within a strata lot become the owner’s responsibility after a certain period?

NSW: Unapproved marble tiling in our apartment — is it common property and must the owners corporation replace it?

NSW: Original bathroom waterproofing membranes are failing across our building. Is the owners corporation responsible?

NSW: My top floor unit ceiling has been damaged by a leaking roof — who is responsible for the repair cost?

NSW: Is the owners corporation responsible for repainting internal walls damaged by rising damp?

NSW: Is the owners corporation responsible for repairing damage in lots caused by persistent water leaks?

NSW: Who is liable for non-compliant building work in a strata scheme?

NSW: Can strata by laws restrict converting units into additional bedrooms in NSW

NSW: How long should owners wait and when to escalate to tribunal?

NSW: What owners can do when the committee cannot agree on repairs and access decisions?

NSW: What the owners corporation must repair and what falls to the lot owner?

NSW: Can the owners corporation delay or refuse to fund repairs?

NSW: Who is responsible for failed waterproofing and rectification work?

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