NSW: Q&A Next step if strata manager is banned or loses their license

This article explains the next step if your strata manager is banned or loses their license in NSW.

Question: What is the next step if a NSW strata manager is banned or loses their license. What do residents’ and the owners corporation do?

Answer: Compliance with strata management regulations is essential to avoid further issues.

If a strata manager is banned or loses their license in NSW, as the next step, the owners corporation should promptly appoint a licensed replacement to ensure continuity in their strata scheme. This is required by law.

It would be recommended to handle any legal obligations or advice from NSW Fair Trading or a strata lawyer to make sure that the change over process is correctly followed and you don’t inadvertently breach your current agreement. A General Meeting should be held to discuss the schemes next steps and vote on the appointment of a licensed strata manager.

Compliance with strata management regulations is essential to avoid further issues.

Rod Smith
The Strata Collective
E: [email protected]
P: 02 9879 3547

This post appears in the February 2025 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine.

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