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Don’t expect the government to rescue OCs in the next legislative review
All stakeholder feedback and public consultation has now been completed, and the Expert Panel appointed by the Victorian Government to oversee a review of the Owners Corporations and Other Acts Amendment Act 2021 is due to table their report to Parliament by December 1.
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Proposed Owners’ Corporation Act reforms need to move quickly
Melbourne is a world-class city. It hosts big international sporting and cultural events. It has a bustling tourism industry, excellent shopping and award-winning cuisine, late-night cocktail and whisky bars, theatres and a thriving CBD.
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Why it pays to grant access to private apartments to the owners’ corporation
Lot owners and tenants need to be aware that an owners’ corporation has a lawful right to serve a notice to gain entry to private apartments, in order to carry out repairs, maintenance and other remedial works.
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Mere disturbance of the peace not nearly enough for damages claim in VCAT
A bitterly fought VCAT case has concluded, where a lot owner residing in her unit was found to have breached the rules of the owners’ corporation (OC) by engaging in acts of screaming, yelling, wailing and thumping for extended periods of time.
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Overdue levies are reaching tipping point
During the COVID pandemic, the Victorian Government introduced certain legislation that would have the effect of providing relief to those who could not pay their debts on time.
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New legislation to protect owners’ corporations and homeowners slammed by builders’ association
In a move that would surprise no-one at all, both the Master Builders Victoria (MBV) and Housing Industry Association (HIA) have issued a united rejection of the Victorian Government’s proposed new building dispute resolution legislation, describing it as “unfair and unworkable”.
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Sign up today for solar panel grants for apartment buildings
If you live in an owners’ corporation (OC) with between three to 50 residential units, your building can sign up for a grant of up to $140,000 to fund the installation of solar panels on the building’s rooftop.
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Victorian Building Authority dismantling drags on
The last rites of an embattled and ineffective government organisation are still playing out ... and it’s taking too long.
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What to expect from the new Victorian Building & Plumbing Commission
An independent review that exposed serious failures in how the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) handled complaints from homeowners facing years of financial distress over defective or homes was the final straw for the State Government.
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Owners Corporations must not sit on their hands when it comes to building defects claims
There are strict time limitation periods in Victoria’s building laws, which require owners of buildings to file their claims at VCAT or in the Courts promptly.
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The times they are a-changin’
Either confess your sins to the insurer, or risk your policy being rendered as “junk insurance”.
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