232-234 CAMPBELL PARADE BONDI BEACH

LAND LAW – strata title – owners corporation –maintenance and repair of common property – breach of obligation to maintain and repair common property – where unit affected by water leakage – where respondent lot owner unsuccessfully attempted to rent out unit in 2016 – action for recovery of loss of rent from owners corporation pursuant to s 106(5) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) – whether action was time barred by s 106(6) of the Act STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – limitation of action – where claim made on 6 November 2020 for loss of rent pursuant to s 106(5) of Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) – whether claim was time barred by s 106(6) of that Act – whether respondent first became aware of the loss in 2016 or on 6 November 2018 – whether “the loss” in s 106(6) refers to the kind or type of loss that the lot owner is entitled to recover under s 106(5) or the particular loss that she is seeking to recover APPEALS – cross-appeal under s 83 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) – where appeal with leave limited to a question of law – whether grounds of cross-appeal raised questions of law

STRATA MANAGEMENT – loss of lot owner as a result of failure of owners corporation to repair water leaks – whether lot owner’s claim was statute barred – Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) s 106(1), (2), (4), (5), (6).

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Meaning of limitation period in s 106(6) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 STRATA TITLE – Assessment of loss under s 106(5) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015