Strata and community title advice

Clear guidance and strategic support for owners, owners corporations, community schemes, committees, strata managers, building managers, builders and developers across New South Wales.

What we advise on

Repairs, maintenance and the owners corporation's duty in respect of common property; the boundary between lot and common property; by-laws — their validity, interpretation and enforcement; levies, contributions and recovery; meetings, notices, motions, proxies and voting; the strata committee and its powers; strata managing agent appointments, delegations and terminations; records, disclosure and access to documents; insurance and claims; building defects and statutory warranties; unauthorised works and rectification; short-term letting, pets, parking and noise; and the operation of building management committees and mixed-use schemes.

How we advise

Advice is written to be used, not filed. Where a committee needs to act on it, we set out the practical steps — the motion to put, the notice to give, the letter to send — rather than leaving you to translate a legal opinion into a course of action. Where the law is unsettled, we say so and give you our assessment of the risk rather than false certainty.

Who we act for

We act for owners and for owners corporations in different schemes, which means our advice is informed by how the argument looks from the other side of the table. We advise strata managing agents on their obligations and exposure, and developers and builders on scheme set-up, initial by-laws and defect claims.

Fees

Advice is quoted on the nature and scope of the question, and fixed fees are offered wherever the scope allows so you know the cost before we start. Our by-law drafting and registration work is always fixed cost — see drafting and registration.