It is common to see tenants wanting to undertake various works on common property particularly in a commercial setting.  However, the owners corporation may be reluctant to authorise a tenant to undertake works to the common property for reasons including the ongoing repair and maintenance obligations. Yet, to get around this situation, a tenant may consider the following options: Liaise with the landlord ( i.e. owner of the lot) to obtain a by-law authorising the…

The way in which we deal with certificates of title (CTs) have and are continuing to change. Why is 22 March 2021 important? On 22 March 2021, it was made compulsory to lodge consolidated by-laws for registering through Property Exchange Australia (PEXA). However, the caveat to this is that if no legal representation, counter lodgments by waiver form was permitted but only applicable for 12 months up until 22 March 2022. If you are legally…

One great way to incur a large debt is to reuse a commercial document without the consent of the copyright owner. We see this regularly and it rarely ends well. In a strata context, the most common scenario involves a professional being engaged to prepare a document for an owners corporation or lot owner and those persons or others reusing the document for a similar transaction in the future, without the consent of the professional….