New Chapter Online - Owners Corporations

There is a new chapter in The Law Handbook on Owners Corporations (formerly know as Body Corporates), under Living in the Community, Home and Neighbourhood. This is the first time that a new chapter has been made available exclusively to subscribers before the publication of the hardcopy version.

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This chapter deals with recent changes to the law and regulations in Victoria. To quote the introduction:

"The registration of a plan of subdiv ision, which contains common area, in an:

automatically creates an "owners corporation" (previously known as the "body corporate").

Common property is held by the registered owners of individual lots as tenants in common and usually includes gardens, walkways, foyers, storage areas, elevators, stairs, driveways, and communal facilities such as gymnasiums, swimming pools, recreational areas, meeting rooms and air space.

An owners corporation has statutory rights and obligations for:

This chapter will focus on the rights and responsibilities of people working and living in th ese communities and the dispute resolution processes that are available."

Simon Roberts

Fitzroy Legal Service Publications Officer