Webinar: Q&A with strata lawyer in the hotseat
If you haven’t lost your zest for Zoom, even though many people are back in their offices, there’s a strata-related webinar you could check out this week. In a session…
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Helping those who’ve got your back on strata law
For the past year or so we have been referring readers who need professional legal advice but can’t afford it, to the Marrickville Legal Centre (MLC). Although it’s based in…
In strife but can’t even afford a lawyer’s letter?
We should never underestimate the power of a lawyer’s letter, especially in a strata dispute. At the very least, it lets the recipients know what the law is and, importantly,…
When you can sue over loss of rent due to renos
We’ve had a lot of discussion recently about whether or not owners can claim compensation for things like loss of rent when renovations – either by individual owners or by…
Roundup: $130k legal bill for a lawless committee
It was back in April that Whoopi wrote to us about her legal battles with her committee which at that stage had cost her $30,000 and she expected to go…
Roundup: Rights, wrongs and the law of diminishing returns
There’s a good old whinge in the Forum this week. An owner has spent $30,000 in a legal battle with the Owners Corp and expects to spend the same again…