by Strata Excellence | May 4, 2018 | Laws and Regulations
Compulsory checks for combustible cladding Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the NSW Government announced a wide-ranging fire safety package in response to the fire safety risks posed by external wall cladding. As part of the package, the NSW Government...
by Strata Excellence | May 4, 2018 | Laws and Regulations
The NSW Government is proposing a small set of changes to Part 11 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the Act) which introduced the Strata building bond and inspections scheme (the scheme). Under the scheme, developers are required to lodge a bond of 2% of a...
by Strata Excellence | Apr 11, 2018 | Laws and Regulations, Parking
Residents or their visitors are not entitled to park in other lot owners’ spaces, on common property or in spaces allocated to emergency vehicles. Visitors can only park in allocated visitors’ spaces for a reasonable time, or as indicated in any signage. if an...
by Strata Excellence | Mar 7, 2018 | Laws and Regulations
March 13, 2018 looms as an important date as new regulations regarding common property window openings come into play. Quoting the department of fair trading: To prevent children falling from windows, all strata buildings in NSW must be fitted with devices that enable...
by Strata Excellence | Mar 7, 2018 | Laws and Regulations
This month saw the launch of a new campaign from the Fire Safety and External Wall Cladding Taskforce which is aimed at NSW residents of apartment blocks. NSW fair trading advises: The Fire Safety and External Wall Cladding Taskforce launched a campaign this month,...
by Strata Excellence | Feb 13, 2018 | Laws and Regulations
From 1 January 2018 NSW Fair Trading took over the administrative functions for the swimming pools register from the Office of Local Government. Remember if your Strata owns a swimming pool in NSW it must be registered on the NSW Swimming Pool Register. There is a...
