Strata and body corporate: tribunal decisions explained

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By-law breaches, levies, common property repairs and disputes with the committee. These are the strata and body corporate decisions from the tribunals in every state, summarised in plain English.

ACAT · 11 Aug 2026Unit owners keep balcony screens and shelves as tribunal strikes down strata balcony rule (ACAT, 2026)An owners corporation in a 17-storey Canberra tower asked the tribunal to order two unit owners to remove freestanding shelves and screens from their enclosed balcony. The tribunal refused, found the items…SAT · 12 Oct 2026Strata company succeeds in by-law case over carpet tiles laid without written approval (SAT, 2026)An apartment owner in a Mosman Park strata building replaced the carpet in his unit with carpet tiles laid over rubber-like mats and plastic sheeting, without written approval from the strata company.…NCAT · 6 Oct 2026Owners corporation loses appeal and must fix failed bathroom waterproofing in a townhouse (NCAT, 2026)Water was leaking from the bathroom and ensuite of a strata townhouse through an internal wall into a bedroom. The owners corporation argued the repair was the lot owner's problem, but the…

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