The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) has been amended concerning several matters including domestic violence termination of a residential lease agreement. The domestic violence termination provisions will soon be in force and effect. A Division called “Part 5...
We have received information and have verified that, as from 07th June 2018 for the next 2 months (or perhaps longer), the Magistrates Court of South Australia – all Registries – will not register as a Judgment a SACAT decision/order concerning a tenancy dispute. That...
On 18 February 2018, the High Court of Australia held in Burns v Corbett [2018] 15 (‘Burns’) that the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales (NCAT) did not have jurisdiction to deal with matters involving parties from different States. Without embarking...
If you manage retail lease premises this update may be of interest to you. Breach of Quiet Enjoyment: Anastopoulos Vs University of Sydney Union [2017] NSWCATCD 6- In brief the University of Sydney Union leased an area to Nicholas Anastopoulas from which he ran a...
Property Managers have often been faced with the dilemma when attending a Tribunal or Court as to whether a quote will be accepted for damage or repairs or whether a receipt for the work having been undertaken is necessary. It would appear that the conundrum has been...
I think we need to be acting with a bit of caution here and not get caught up in the Meth Madness. Yes, we have a major Meth problem but to suggest that we should be testing houses at the end of a tenancy is somewhat of an over kill and would only benefit the people...
