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    Alas
    Flatchatter

      We have been told by our Strata Manager that our revised by-laws could not be registered before June 2018, despite being submitted months before, because of a backlog at NSW Land Registry Services. We therefore have to pass a special resolution and approve them again. Has anyone else had this experience?

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    • #47849
      Small strata wiz
      Flatchatter

        I have a similar query to Alas’ question, which appears not to have been answered previously. This is for a small to medium NSW strata property. Our Strata Manager states that they submitted our revised By-Laws for registration by the required deadline.

        Recently, we went to get a copy of the By-Laws, only to be told that we were required to use the Government’s privatised brokerage companies to get them. We did this – at considerable cost – only to discover the words “Nil Transactions”. It took a long time to find a government agency contact to query this (obviously the brokers can’t do this). The outcome is that the By-Laws have never been registered. The SM says they submitted them; the agency says they haven’t. Both statements are followed by (it seems) shoulder shrugs.

        My questions: Where does the Owners Corporation stand if the By-Laws (and common property definitions as well) have not been registered? Do we have to start the whole (huge) process again? If there is an issue that needs to be resolved, can we simply call on the clauses in the State legislation (eg Clause XX no parking on common property etc) to request a resident’s compliance? Do the Regulations’ pro-forma By-Laws become our de-facto By-Laws and can they be enforced?

        Thanks for any suggestions.

        #48140
        Alas
        Flatchatter
        Chat-starter

          I am not sure if what we did was correct, but we just passed a resolution at the next general meeting that the by-laws as adopted at the last AGM be registered within the next 6 months.

          I also found out that the Strata Manager lied in saying the by-laws had been submitted earlier. I looked at the finances and saw when he charged us for lawyer fees for drafting the by-laws (although I don’t know why we needed a lawyer when we adopted the model by-laws) and registration fees.

          #48147
          Jimmy-T
          Keymaster

            Your strata manager shouldn’t be running off to lawyers (especially for bogus legal checks on standard documents) without the strata committee’s say-so.  Just say no … or, at the very least, Why?

            The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.
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