Blanket pet bans are invalid, by-laws banning sustainability infrastructure are prohibited unless the building is heritage-listed, and a bill before NSW Parliament would give owners a right to install an EV charger. What by-laws can still do — and what they can't.
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From 1 April 2026 NSW developers of certain schemes must have an independent surveyor certify the initial maintenance schedule and verify the initial levy estimates. What that fixes, what the 2% building bond doesn't cover, and why the first AGM is your only real moment of leverage.
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Most strata disputes cannot go straight to a tribunal. NSW requires free Fair Trading mediation for most matters; Victoria requires the owners corporation's internal process first. What the sequence is, what the tribunals can order, and why the paper trail decides it.
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Statutory warranty clocks start at the occupation certificate, not at settlement — and the cladding schemes that once funded remediation have been closing. What apartment owners can claim, and how fast the window shuts.
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A section 184 certificate now has to disclose compliance orders, Fair Trading enforcement action and exclusive supply agreements. What to look for in a strata report, how special levies arise, and what NSW's staged strata reforms changed.
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