Australia: Repairs v Improvements to the Common Property: When is a repair a repair?

This is a tricky question and it will always depend on the facts of your owners corporation’s situation. In Marks v Owners SP 30190 [2023] NSWCATAP 21 the Appeal Panel made a number of findings about the requirement of an owners corporation to repair, maintain, renew and replace the common property when resolving a dispute about resolutions for works and a special levy to pay for the work.    Read the article……………………………..

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