News and updates about owners corporations
Owners Corporations Special levies and strata finance are the two main ways OCs fund major works. Understanding the legal framework - and communicating clearly with owners - is critical to getting projects done.
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Owners Corporations A series of 2024–2025 decisions confirms the Magistrates’ Court can no longer hear OC levy recovery claims - they must now be brought in VCAT. What owners corporations and managers need to do now.
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Owners Corporations When a repair is needed in a strata building, should the contract be in the name of the Owners Corporation or the individual lot owner? Getting it right affects liability, insurance and GST.
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Owners Corporations Owners Corporations face complex statutory duties, funding challenges and recovery options when building defects arise. A practical guide to responsibilities, cladding, and funding rectification.
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Owners Corporations Resolutions are the mechanism through which an owners corporation makes decisions, but not all resolutions carry the same legal weight. One of the most common s
Read more![Case Note: Owners Corporation 1 Plan No PS630504G v J & GKnowles and Associates Pty Ltd [2025] VCAT 967](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/nrjwpgrj/production/2d1f03414071fe2f14f945caed0ae6bad026a3d4-1024x309.webp?rect=240,0,545,309&w=600&h=340)
Owners Corporations The 2025 VCAT decision in Owners Corporation 1 Plan No PS630504G v J & G Knowles and Associates Pty Ltd [2025] VCAT 967 provided essential clarification on the
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Owners Corporations Apartment and townhouse living offers convenience, security and shared amenities but, it also requires every owner to contribute to the running costs of the bui
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