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In  Macrossan House [2026] QBCCMCmr 73 (10 March 2026) an Adjudicator has upheld a committee decision to refuse to provide an owner’s consent (of the body corporate as owner of…

Question: How can we stop our body corporate’s caretaker/letting agent from wrongly restricting our short term guests’ use of common property? We short-term let our lot through a rental provider…

In Godwin v Keet [2025] WASAT 93 (S), the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) awarded costs for a self-represented party’s loss of time in connection with proceedings in which that party…

Engaging a contractor Unfortunately, it is a common occurrence for a client to come to us about a dodgy contractor. Typically, we see problems arise where a client engages an…

Just as Plato’s Atlantis sank beneath the waves, so too did an anti-management rights (legal) theory sink, albeit a lot more quietly, on 12 January 2026. Those ‘in the know’…

Imagine a four-lot community titles scheme having one owner of three lots, and another owner for the remaining lot. A dispute between the two lot owners develops, the Body Corporate…

The Queensland Home Warranty Scheme (QHWS) is a statutory insurance scheme administered by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC). It is a not-for-profit scheme funded through insurance premiums paid…

General meetings are the primary forum in which decisions of a body corporate are made in community titles schemes. The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (BCCM Act) and…

11th December 2025 Bugden Allen is proud to announce the appointment of Carolyn Meighan and Julia Moroz as Partners, marking an important milestone as we close out 2025 and continue…

On 19 November 2025, NSW Parliament introduced another set of proposed changes to the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (SSMA), the Community Land Management Act 2021 (CLMA), the Strata Schemes…

General meetings are a vital part of body corporate governance in Queensland. They are the forum for key decisions to be made about the management and administration of a community…

Unpaid levies place real pressure on an owners corporation. While many arrears are resolved through reminders or standard debt-collection steps, some situations escalate to the point where more serious enforcement…