Yeoman Legal

Yeoman Legal is dedicated to representing owners and owners corporations in a comprehensive range of advisory and litigious matters within strata schemes. Our expertise extends to providing precise and informed guidance under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. We offer strategic advice on an array of matters, including but not limited to the complexities of by-laws such as common property rights, renovations, noise, and the presence of animals. Our focus also encompasses the maintenance and unauthorised alterations of common property, ensuring that all works are compliant with existing legislation. In addition, Yeoman Legal assists with building management agreements and the financial governance of owners corporations, including the levying of contributions. We provide clarity in the often intricate determination of lot versus common property and offer guidance on accessibility issues within a lot. Our proficiency also covers procedural aspects, advising on the conduct of meetings within an owners corporation or by its strata committee. Our legal insights extend to the borrowing protocols and strata loans, as well as limitations encountered during the initial period of a strata scheme. We ensure that owners corporations maintain accurate records in compliance with statutory requirements. In the realm of dispute resolution, we represent clients at every stage, from initial letters of demand through to mediation and litigation, be it in the courts or the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Our adept handling of disputes includes prosecution and defence across a wide spectrum of strata-related issues, such as orders for the appointment of a compulsory strata managing agent, claims relating to damages, the failure to maintain common property, and the enforcement of by-laws. Yeoman Legal also deals with interim applications and appeals, including those from NCAT or its Appeal Panel to the Supreme Court. Our dispute resolution services further cover orders relating to the management and presence of animals, termination of building managers and managing agents, as well as addressing legal defence costs and penalties. We provide thorough evaluations to invalidate resolutions and meetings where applicable, ensuring that our clients' interests are resolutely safeguarded.