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What the New Strata Laws on Apartments Mean For You

OCN Executive Director2024-02-16T15:03:51+11:00

15 FEBRUARY 2024 NSW, Victoria and Queensland are reviewing their unit regulations, but it's still up to owners to take action against dodgy contracts. Truly independent representation of apartment owners is offered only by the Owners Corporation Network in NSW and the Unit Owners Association of Queensland. Read full article:> https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/what-the-new-strata-laws-on-apartments-mean-for-you-20240214-p5f4qu Related content:> https://ocn.org.au/confidence-is-waning-new-strata-commissioners-urgent-task-to-support-high-rise-city/

What the New Strata Laws on Apartments Mean For YouOCN Executive Director2024-02-16T15:03:51+11:00

Australian Consumer Law & Owners Corporations

OCN Executive Director2024-01-25T15:28:28+11:00

22 JANUARY 2024 OCN wrote to Federal, State and Territory Consumer Affairs Ministers, asking them to identify and address gaps in the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) insofar as they apply to owners corporations. Gaps in the ACL leave owners corporations, lot owners and tenants at a significant disadvantage in their dealings with businesses, including developers and strata/owners corporation managers. The ACL provides that unfair terms of a consumer or a small [...]

Australian Consumer Law & Owners CorporationsOCN Executive Director2024-01-25T15:28:28+11:00

Big changes in store for apartment laws

OCN Executive Director2023-10-09T17:48:42+11:00

25 AUGUST 2023 Major updates to NSW strata are being proposed, with working groups having recommended some bold regulatory reforms for the sector. Among the changes afoot is a recommendation to make the initial annual general meeting of new buildings a two stage process so that owners, especially first timers, cannot be railroaded into agreements that are not in their best interests, such as embedded networks [https://www.afr.com/wealth/personalfinance/howtostop-dodgymaintenancecontractsinyournewapartmentblock-20230801-p5dt3d]. Allied to the recommendation above [...]

Big changes in store for apartment lawsOCN Executive Director2023-10-09T17:48:42+11:00

Reforming Building Laws in NSW

OCN Executive Director2023-10-08T18:14:47+11:00

In the largest reform of building laws in decades, the NSW Government is working to create a new foundation for construction by looking at how they can improve laws, better protect consumers and support workers.

Reforming Building Laws in NSWOCN Executive Director2023-10-08T18:14:47+11:00

Key Priorities for a Better Strata Future

OCN Executive Director2022-12-21T11:51:32+11:00

8 NOVEMBER 2022 The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) announced this week that they plan to be actively involved in the NSW state election, potentially tapping into the voting power of NSW’s one million-plus strata residents. With that in mind, they have now issued their 10-point manifesto and are calling for strata owners’ support in promoting policies that can become part of the debate heading for the state elections next year. Read [...]

Key Priorities for a Better Strata FutureOCN Executive Director2022-12-21T11:51:32+11:00