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WHAT ABOUT MY HUMAN RIGHTS? DOES HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION APPLY TO STRATA?

In most modern democracies, the progression of the human rights movement over the last 75 years has led to increasing claims that one’s human rights have been violated.

In the aftermath of the Second World War, in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, outlining an individual’s inalienable rights and freedoms. This declaration formed the cornerstone of the subsequent growth and adoption of binding laws in participating nations, including Australia.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

As the Christmas holiday season approaches and we prepare to wrap up another successful year, Smart Strata, alongside our foundation partners Archers the Strata Professionals, Strata Compliance Solutions and MAI Strata, would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and thank you for your continued support throughout 2024.

COMMUNAL LIVING – CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL GUIDE

Well, it’s that time of year again – will there be Christmas Cheer or Tears?

It is the time of year where we put aside our differences and disputes over dogs barking or the neighbouring apartment smoking. Instead, we take the opportunity to argue about Christmas lights on balconies, parties that run until the early hours of the morning, that same unit taking up all the visitor car parks, and hordes of those visitors taking over the pool area during the day.

CAN MANAGEMENT RIGHTS BE “TOPPED-UP” MORE THAN ONCE

In recent years, it has been suggested by some in the industry that caretaking agreements can only be extended (“topped up”) once and never for a term exceeding the maximum allowed in aggregate.

While Mahoneys did not consider there to be any merit to the “one-time top-up” myth, there had not previously been an opportunity to obtain a ruling on this issue from an Adjudicator.