by Denise Marsden | Aug 31, 2010 | General property Law, Unit Titles
This is a brief look at body corporate rules found to be ultra vires by the Court to date. Ultra vires is latin for "beyond the powers". These are body corporate rules that go beyond those allowed under the Unit Titles Act...
by Denise Marsden | Aug 23, 2010 | Unit Titles
Once the UTA 2010 commences, there are transitional arrangements that apply for 15 months. This is a short summary of the options, useful for a body corporate secretary/manager. Body corporate rules – a body corporate can either keep its existing...
by AlexanderDorrington | Aug 19, 2010 | Sale and Purchase, Unit Titles
A potential purchaser recently asked just what they should look out for when buying a unit title. I am sure they did not expect a list that was quite as long as I had in my mind but there are a lot of things to take into account. Here is a summary of...
by Denise Marsden | Jul 22, 2010 | General property Law, Unit Titles
The Department of Building and Housing has published a Unit Titles Amendment Bill consultation document dated 20 November 2012. They are seeking views on some proposed amendments to the Act and Regulations. Written submissions are due by 1 February 2013. The review...
by Debra Dorrington | Jun 30, 2010 | Unit Titles
Traditionally body corporate levies have been based on unit entitlements. A unit entitlement is reflective of the value of one unit, compared to the value of others within the development. Once set, they have always been extremely difficult to change...
by Debra Dorrington | May 17, 2010 | Building, General property Law, Unit Titles
The new Act is not yet in force as the regulations are being finalised. We expect it later this year or early next. Those involved in unit titles will need to be ready as the transitional arrangements are concerned only with the body corporate rules and...
