Parking bay disputes – Enforcing complex rules
A common source of friction in community schemes is parking spaces. Homeowners Association and Body Corporate rules are aimed at regulating usage of parking areas but what happens when the rules haven’t been enforced? Are they taken to have been waived and therefore unenforceable? And what happens if they are enforced, but only on a […]
DISPUTES: WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS?
When you have a dispute with someone, you can walk away from it, or ignore it. If you want to deal with or resolve it, you have a range of options. What are your options? Discuss it with the other party, over coffee, and see if your views are reconcilable. Your 2nd option is to […]
HOUSES, COHABITATION, CO-OWNERSHIP, AND THE DANGER OF DISPUTE
“Communio est mater rixarum” (Roman law maxim meaning “Co-ownership is the mother of disputes”) A recent High Court case highlights once again the dangers of cohabiting without entering into a formal cohabitation agreement, particularly when substantial assets are acquired jointly. Things fall apart After living as a couple for 16 years, the parties – let’s […]