- What’s mine and what’s common property?
- What is the Owners Corporation required to maintain?
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According to Strata Community Association (NSW), here is the definition of Common Property:
- Areas of a strata building or community which do not form part of a lot and that every occupier or owner shares. Common property may include gardens, fences, driveways and visitor parking.
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Feature Article
NSW: Q&A Right To Use Common Property: How Much for the Roof Space?
Emma Smythies, Bugden Allen Lawyers
Question: I want to purchase the roof space above my apartment to build another bedroom and the committee has agreed. What happens now and how do we work out the appropriate price to pay?
Feature Video
NSW Strata Window Safety
Peter Berney, Solutions In Engineering
Jun 2016: This edition of LookUpStrata’s Strata Snapshot Series, Peter shares his knowledge about:
- Why window safety is important
- Why the new window safety legislation has been put in place in NSW
- Who is responsible? The owner or the owners corporation?
- Why should owners corporations comply?
Most Recent Strata Maintenance and Common Areas Articles
- VIC: Q&A Owners corporation water damage claim for unreasonable flow of water - This article is about how an owners corporation water damage claim can lead to suing other owners corporations for unreasonable flow of water in Victoria. Question: Does an owners corporation have a water damage claim if water is entering the scheme from a third party and causing damage to common property? Answer: Owners corporations have sued other owners corporations in relation to unreasonable flow of water. I've had situations where water is coming in from a a third party. The applicant, as the party who has the loss, needs to go after the person who's caused the unreasonable flow of…
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National Maintenance and Common Property articles & Q&As
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NSW Strata Laws and Common Property
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New South Wales Maintenance
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Queensland
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Victoria
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Australian Capital Territory
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South Australia
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Western Australia
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