McDaid v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 60346 [2023] NSWCATCD 134

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McDaid v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 60346 [2023] NSWCATCD 134 Hearing dates: 16 May 2023; 9 August 2023; final submissions closed 6 September 2023 Date of orders: 01 November 2023 Decision date: 01 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: P French, Senior Member Decision: (1) The application is dismissed. Catchwords: LAND LAW – Strata title – duty of an Owners Corporation to maintain and keep common property in a good and serviceable state of repair – breach – damages – appointment of compulsory strata manager – removal of an office holder from office Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 38 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), s 26 Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW), s 8 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), ss 106, 226, 232, 237, 238, 241 Cases Cited: Catapult Constructions Ltd v Denison [2018] NSWCATAP 158 De Soleil v Palmhide P/L [2010] NSWCTTT 464 Glenquarry Park Investments Pty Ltd v Hegyesi [2019] NSWSC 425 Hoare v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 73905 [2018] NSWCATCD 45 Linney v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 11669 [2021] NSWCATCD 123 Lockrey v Rosewall [2022] NSWCATCD 27 Menashi v Ly [1997] NSWRT 162 McCue v The Owners Strata Plan No. 3844 [2021] NSWCATCD 35 Petropoulos v CPD Holdings Pty Ltd t/a The Bathroom Exchange (No. 2) [2018] NSWCATAP 233 Proudfoot v Hart (1890) 25 QBD 42 Seiwa Pty Ltd v Owners Strata Plan 35042 [2006] NSWSC 1157 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter McDaid (Applicant)