by hbcmwp | Aug 22, 2024 | Adjudicators Orders
This is the first part in in our practical problem-solving series, in which each month we will provide readers with an example of a difficult problem which owners have overcome and details of how they have got their complex back on track. We start with Scheme X....
by hbcmwp | Jul 23, 2024 | Adjudicators Orders
In December 2022 the respondents noticed a large water leak on their driveway and called their plumber to check on whether the water leak was their responsibility by commissioning a pressure test of their lot. The respondent’s plumber advised there was no loss of...
by hbcmwp | May 23, 2024 | Adjudicators Orders
Faithful readers of this publication will be aware the by-laws which attempt to restrict the weight of a pet have been found to be invalid by previous Adjudicators – but what about a by-law which attempts to restrict pet ownership to just one pet? In a case decided in...
by hbcmwp | Apr 23, 2024 | Adjudicators Orders
A common misconception is that a body corporate is unable to ban solar panel installation in a scheme due to it being contrary to the “ban the banners” provisions under the Building Act 1975. However, as the below recent case demonstrates, that is not always the case....
by hbcmwp | Feb 26, 2024 | Adjudicators Orders
As we know in bodies corporate, the three P’s of constant pain are Pets, Parking and Parties. Whilst legislation to allow a Committee to tow a vehicle (in certain circumstances) has received asset – it is yet to become enforceable law – leaving many Committees...
by hbcmwp | Dec 14, 2023 | Adjudicators Orders
Can a body corporate install cameras on the common property and who has a right to that footage? Can the body corporate be compelled to hand over that footage? Is the footage “private”? Recent decision Royal Pines Principal Body Corporate[1] affirmed the current...
