Reply To: Can OC charge owners for failure to allow access for safety checks?

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25/03/2019 at 10:22 am #36573
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    My original response to this question was written back in 2015 and these days I am a lot less sure that OCs can have by-laws that appear to impose fines or “costs” on owners.  I know that some strata lawyers are advising owners corps to have such by-laws as deterrents, but I seriously doubt if they will stand up if challenged at NCAT.

    There are provisions in strata law for NCAT to award costs and I think that is the way to go.  You could howver include in your by-laws that the OC will pursue the matter of costs as vigorously as possible at NCAT.

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