Unit title act changes cause confusion
Changes in the new act mean in theory that owners of unit title properties no longer need to have 100 per cent buy-in from others in the development to make changes, such as extensions or redevelopment.
“Now the new act language says if it materially impacts others, you have to get their consent.”
But what counted as a material impact has prompted so much debate that three cases had crossed the firm’s desks in the past three months alone, Marsden said.
“We thought it might make things a bit easier but it hasn’t seemed to so far. It might get better as time passes but it’s not proving to be as useful as we had hoped.”
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