The Owners – Strata Plan No. 10717 v Mantell; Mantell v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 10717 [2023] NSWCATCD 93

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No. 10717 v Mantell; Mantell v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 10717 [2023] NSWCATCD 93 Hearing dates: 9 August 2023 Date of orders: 15 August 2023 Decision date: 15 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: G Ellis SC, Senior Member Decision: In SC 23/10406: (1) The application is dismissed. (2) No order as to costs. (3) The Tribunal notes that the respondents are a successful party and are thereby entitled to the benefit of s 104 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW). In SC 23/15614: (1) Under s 149(1) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, the Tribunal makes the common property rights by-law tabled by the applicants (lot owners) at the meeting of the respondent (owners corporation) held on 9 November 2022. (2) Under s 246 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, within 28 days (ie on or before 12 September 2023) the respondent is to do all things necessary to register that by-law. (3) No order as to costs. (4) The Tribunal notes that the applicants are a successful party and are thereby entitled to the benefit of s 104 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW). Catchwords: LAND LAW - Strata title - whether proposed common property rights by-law unreasonably refused LAND LAW – Strata title – whether lot owners made an unauthorised addition to common property requiring a special resolution Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 38 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), ss 104, 106, 108, 132, 149, 232 Cases Cited: Ashbee v The Owners Strata Plan No. 11761 [2018] NSWCATCD 80 Ashby v Slipper [2014] FCAFC 15 Beckett v The Owners – Strata Plan No 74637 [2020] NSWCATCD Blatch v Archer [1774] ER 2; 1 Cowper 63 Bruce v Knight [2021] NSWCATAP 225 Capcelea v The Owners Strata Plan No 48887 [2019] NSWCATCD 27 Coscuez International Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 46433 [2022] NSWCATAP 147 Edward Lee and Jennifer Ann Lee v Andrew Geary [2015] NSWCATCD, 14 April 2015, SM Meadows Endre v The Owners – Strata Plan No 17771 [2019] NSWCATAP 93 Gelder v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 38308 [2020] NSWCATAP 227 Glenquarry Park Investments Pty Ltd v Hegyesi [2019] NSWSC 425 Kaye v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 4350 [2022] NSWCA 1386 Linkhorn v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 18756 [2022] NSWCATCD, 2 February 2022, SM Ellis SC Macey's Group Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 33591 [2021] NSWCATAP 7 Precision Plastics Pty Ltd v Demir [1975] HCA 27; 132 CLR 372 Stolfa v The Owners Strata Plan 436 & Ors [2009] NSWSC 589 The Owners – Strata Plan No 12289 v Donaldson [2019] NSWCATAP 213 The Owners – Strata Plan No 69140 v Drewe [2017] NSWSC 845 The Owners Strata Plan No 80412 v Vickery (No 2) [2019] NSWCATAP 97 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: In SC 23/10406: Applicant - The Owners – Strata Plan No. 10717 Respondent - Darryl William Mantell, Diane Louise Mantell (nee Taylor)