Valakos, Scotlandx and Whale
Here, many owners have gone 16+ years without ever putting a single ‘lease’ on the Strata Roll, despite having their units ‘let’ for the entire time – often 4-5 different sets of occupants each and every week (short-term letting). In fact, a ‘legal eagle’ in the building so much as bragged that Fair Trading has never taken action over someone not complying with Section 119 of the SSMA. To boot, they never, ever provide ‘tenants’/occupiers with a copy of the by-laws or a ‘condition report’, no bonds, no written ‘lease’ etc etc.
All this was taken to Fair Trading (failed mediation), then the CTTT, then the NCAT. Result = exactly as the ‘legal eagle’ said…no action.
Motions for compliance we put on the agenda at the last two General Meetings and those not listing leases are so confident they voted down these Motions. It’s all therefore very much on the record exactly what’s going on.
If anyone has any record of this legislation ever being enforced here in NSW, I’d like to hear about it?
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