Strata law for owners corporations in NSW
Strata Lawyers for Owners Corporations in NSW
Fixed-fee legal support for strata committees and strata managers: by-laws, contract reviews, meeting motions and governance advice, with a price your committee can approve.
- Fixed-fee quote within 1 business day
- Motions, owner notes and a covering advice with every document
- Drafted to the 2025 and 2026 NSW strata reforms
- Property and commercial lawyers based in Parramatta, acting across NSW
Why now
NSW Strata Law Has Changed 6 Times Since December 2023
The reforms put new duties on strata committees, new limits on service contracts and new rules on how by-laws can be changed. By-laws and contracts written before 2025 are worth checking.
- Service contracts: unfair terms in standard form contracts with cleaners, building managers and strata managers are banned for contracts entered, renewed or varied from 1 July 2025.
- Building managers: new duties and disclosure rules apply, and the Tribunal can vary or end a building or strata management agreement on new grounds.
- Committee duties: committee members now have statutory duties of care and diligence, must complete NSW Fair Trading training within 3 months of appointment, and legal cost decisions must be transparent.
- By-laws: changes to common property rights by-laws now need the affected owner's consent, and sustainability infrastructure cannot be banned on appearance grounds alone.
Services and fixed fees
Strata Legal Services, Priced Up Front
All fees exclude GST. Government lodgement fees are passed on at cost. Larger or unusual schemes are quoted before we start.
By-laws
By-laws
Renovation and common property rights by-law
For an owner's works affecting common property: bathrooms, flooring, air conditioning, EV chargers and solar. Includes the motion, owner consent and a covering note.
$660 + GST
5 business day turnaround
By-laws
Scheme-wide special by-law
A new or amended by-law for the whole scheme, such as short-term letting, pets, parking, EV charging or e-bike batteries. Includes the special resolution motion.
$880 + GST
5 business day turnaround
By-laws
Consolidation and registration
Preparing the consolidated by-laws and lodging the change of by-laws with NSW Land Registry Services once the resolution is passed.
$690 + GST + lodgement fee
Lodged within 5 business days of signed documents
Most useful after the reforms
Full by-law review and health check
A review of every registered by-law against current law, a report flagging invalid or outdated by-laws, and a proposed updated set for the next general meeting.
From $2,200 + GST
Up to 30 lots. Larger schemes quoted.
Contracts and common property
Service contracts are where schemes lose the most money quietly: long terms, automatic renewals, wide termination fees and terms that are now unenforceable. We give the committee a plain-English summary of what each contract commits the scheme to, with unfair terms flagged.
Already buying a lot in a scheme? See our strata report review for buyers.
Contracts
Service and supplier contract review
Building management, facilities management, cleaning, maintenance, lift, security and utility or embedded network agreements.
From $1,100 + GST
Add a marked-up negotiation draft for $550 + GST
Contracts
Strata management agency agreement review
On appointing or renewing a strata manager: delegated powers, fees and additional charges, commissions, term and exit.
$990 + GST
5 business day turnaround
Contracts
Capital works and building contract review
Roofing, waterproofing, cladding, painting or lift replacement contracts. Payment terms, variations, insurance, defects liability and retention.
From $1,650 + GST
Quoted on contract value and length
Common property
Leases and licences of common property
Drafting or reviewing a lease or licence over common property: telecommunications towers, signage, car spaces, storage or a ground floor kiosk.
From $1,650 + GST
Licence from $1,100 + GST
Meetings and advice
Meetings
Motions and special resolutions
Motions for a general meeting: common property works, maintenance responsibility, borrowing, legal costs approval or appointing agents.
$440 + GST per meeting
Up to 3 motions. Meeting attendance $880 + GST (up to 2 hours).
Advice
Written advice to the strata committee
A plain-English letter of advice on a governance question: who is responsible for a repair, what the committee can approve, insurance obligations or what a by-law means.
From $660 + GST
30 minute scoping call included
Need something not listed? We will quote it in writing within 1 business day.
Request a QuoteHow It Works
Send the documents
The strata plan number, current by-laws and the contract or question. Your strata manager can send these on the committee's behalf.
Fixed-fee quote in 1 business day
A short costs agreement with the scope and the price, ready for the committee to approve.
We prepare the work
Drafts come with a covering advice explaining what each document does and anything the committee should know.
Ready for the meeting
Motions and explanatory notes formatted for the notice of meeting, and registration handled once passed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you act in strata disputes or at NCAT?
Who do you act for?
Who pays for a renovation by-law?
Does the strata committee need to approve engaging a lawyer?
Do you work outside Sydney?
Are your fees fixed?
The information on this page is general in nature and is not legal advice. Every engagement is confirmed by a written costs agreement before work starts.
Get a Fixed-Fee Quote for Your Strata Scheme
Tell us the strata plan number, the number of lots and what you need. We will reply with a written fixed-fee quote within 1 business day.
Request a QuoteCall 02 7813 4754