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Delay in the release of new draft owners’ corporation legislation now cause for concern
It has now been six months since the private consultancy acting on behalf of Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Expert Panel leading an inquiry into the owners’ corporation legislation delivered its final report and recommendations to Parliament.
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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 (OC) 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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Victoria’s Building and Plumbing Commission set to get a new stronger set of teeth
In past columns, I have been critical of the newly renamed and reforged Victorian Building & Plumbing Commission (BPC).
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New and amended legislation for owners’ corporations? Not anytime soon
It’s been three months since the expert panel appointed by the Victorian Labor Government finalised and provided its report to parliament in relation to the effectiveness of the current legislation, and any recommendations for amendments and new laws.
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Court ruling strengthens owners’ corporation rights to pursue building defect claims
In a recent County Court case, Judge Kirton published a decision confirming the rights of an owners’ corporation (OC) in Fitzroy to file a claim for the remediation of building defects and the removal of combustible cladding, without being required to having to guarantee the builder’s security for costs if it were to lose the eventual hearing.
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Time to get organised, apartment owners of Melbourne
The number of people living in owners’ corporations (OC) in metropolitan Melbourne are,t unsurprisingly, soaring to new heights. It is reported that nine out of 10 residents in the City of Melbourne local government area live in an OC.
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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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OC chair wins $120k defamation payout
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