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Hi guys,
My OC/strata agency, has threatened me with regards to ordering me to stop doing Airbnb at my apartment in Sydney NSW…
They said they would consider disconnecting my intercom swipe key to enter my building if I continued(have to stop by August 1 2018) to rent one of my rooms as they said Short term rentals under 90 days are banned in my building under the buildings’ strata plan BY-Laws..
Obviously I’m annoyed by this, as such threats spell bad news to me eg loss of money etc, but my initial argument and thought was the OC in my building are just being bullies as opposed to current legal facts…
As a building’s BY-laws can’t controvene state law(eg the NSW strata managment act).. And anyway the new bill in NSW being proposed, didn’t it say you can have 180-days of renting out short term rentals per year? Has that bill been passed?
And my local council that my apartment is in Sydney, I believe allows Airbnb or has a stance of turning a blind eye delibratley and has more or less said that…
So I’m thinking, do I have rights here? I think I do, and as for blocking my intercom FOB swipe key so it doesn’t compute and allow me into the building where I own a lot, I think surely the OC/Strata are out of line, as they have a legal duty of care that residence can access there building for safety and security reasons and legal reasons etc..
So are the OC fluffing there feathers at me and just trying to be bullies coz they object to short-term rentals in the buiulding(for whatever the reasons) and they don;t have a legal leg to stand on to make such threats etc? Or do they have a point and controvening of NSW strata Act is irrelevant etc
So yes want some general advice, as I am considering to take legal action against my OC if they is disconnect my swipe keys to building’s intercom plus suing for loss of income as such threats would require to spend time and money on a legal fight vs my OC to stop them from interfering with my short-term rental with Airbnb etc and the swipe key stuff..
Cheers.