For owners corporation managers
Legal back-up across your portfolio.
You manage competing deadlines, committees, owners, contractors and compliance across a portfolio of buildings. We give your team practical advice, documents that work and representation when a matter moves beyond day-to-day management.
Legal support for your managed communities
Answers your managers can use, without slowing the building down.
Whether the task is an arrears recovery, a disputed resolution, escalating owner conduct or an urgent repair, we work as an extension of your team. Clear scope, fast triage and advice written so it can go straight to the committee.
- 01Levy arrears, debt collection & enforcementWe run the recovery pathway from compliant fee and final notices through letters of demand, payment arrangements, proceedings where appropriate, judgment and enforcement. You retain visibility while we move the debt forward.
- 02Meetings, resolutions & governanceAgendas, notices, proxies, ballots, quorums and ordinary, special or unanimous resolutions checked or drafted before the meeting, so your team is not left repairing a defective decision afterwards.
- 03Rules enforcement & difficult ownersApproved-form complaints, breach notices, internal dispute processes and proportionate escalation for conduct, access, renovations, nuisance and repeated non-compliance.
- 04Common property, defects & major worksResponsibility under the plan, repair duties, access, expert reports, insurance interfaces, building contracts, special levies and disputes with owners, builders or contractors.
- 05Manager contracts, delegations & portfolio supportAppointment agreements, delegations, disclosure and trust-account obligations, procurement questions, urgent advice and a reliable escalation path for matters your team should not carry alone.
What the Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) requires of managers
The statutory framework behind the role.
- A paid manager must be registered and maintain the required professional indemnity insurance. Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) ss 119(2), 119(5), 178, 185A
- A manager must act honestly and in good faith, exercise due care and diligence, avoid improper use of the position and take reasonable steps to obtain competitive prices or quotes when procuring goods or services. Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) s 122(1)(a)–(d)
- A manager must not pressure members to influence a vote or election and must make the Act’s required supplier, beneficial-relationship and commission disclosures. Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) ss 122(1)(e)–(f), 122A–122B
- The manager’s functions and authority come from the Act, regulations, rules, resolutions and delegations; they are not unlimited. Powers requiring a special or unanimous resolution cannot be delegated. Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) ss 11, 120–121
- At each annual general meeting, the manager must report on trust money and disbursements, professional indemnity insurance, and commissions or benefits received. Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) s 126
- Manager appointments cannot exceed three years, certain one-sided terms are prohibited, and records and funds must be returned within 28 days after an appointment ends. Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) ss 119(1D), 119A, 127
How we work with management companies
A clean escalation path for every portfolio.
Your team should know what to send, who is instructing and when the matter has left ordinary management. We make that hand-off simple.
- 01TriageSend us the issue, parties, building and deadline. We return the recommended next step and a clear scope.
- 02AuthorityWe confirm the instruction, delegation or resolution required before substantive work or proceedings begin.
- 03DeliveryAdvice, notices, resolutions and court documents are prepared in a form your manager can use with the committee and retain on the file.
- 04ReportingYou receive concise updates identifying costs, deadlines, the current position and the next action for us, the manager or the committee.
For owners corporation managers