COVID-19 and COMMERCIAL TENANCIES SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE WITH YOUR LANDLORD
Useful tools for successfully negotiating commercial tenancies with your landlord during the COVID-19 crisis.
You would have heard on the news of horror stories where a person has an accident overseas and their insurer does not pay out on the insurance policy as their "event" falls within an exclusion. It is important to read the PDS before you travel overseas to ensure you are adequately covered. A summary of the difference between joint tenants and tenants and common. A recent decision provides clarity as to the extent of a Body Corporate's responsibility when a roofing membrane fails. Changes to Queensland legislation capture a new offence of 'Industrial Manslaughter.' That means your business or undertaking, can be held liable for Manslaughter if you are found to be negligent when your conduct departs from the standard of care expected under the Work Health and Safety laws. A defective Notice to Remedy Breach of Covenant prevents a motel lessor from terminating a lease for unpaid rent in excess of $166,000.00. The partners of Steindls Lawyers wish to congratulate Shosei Yamamoto and Matthew Jones on their appointments as associates of the firm. On the 19th May 2017, the Supreme Court of Queensland in the matter of Makings Custodian Pty Ltd v CBRE (C) Pty Ltd (2017) QSC 80 handed down a decision in which it found that a leading Gold Coast Real Estate agency (Ray White Commercial) was responsible for false and misleading representations contained in an Information Memorandum (IM) prepared by the agency on behalf of their vendor client in respect to the sale of a shopping center. If you have been named an executor in a Will, you are responsible for administering the deceased’s estate in accordance with the provisions of the Will. In Queensland, there are laws in place that allow certain people to obtain a copy of a deceased person’s Will. A person is only able to obtain a copy of a Will if they are deemed to be an ‘entitled person’. A Power of Attorney is the legal power to make decisions on someone else’s behalf. There are two types of Powers of Attorney – general and enduring. The failure by lot owners to pay Body Corporate levies when due and owing can create a significant financial burden for Bodies Corporate who are often forced to increase budgets and raise special levies from other lot owners to compensate for the shortfall. Fortunately, a recent decision in the Queensland Court of Appeal has provided certainty for Bodies Corporate that the reasonable legal costs incurred for recovering overdue levies can be included in a Body Corporate debt payable by the owner of the lot. The rise of construction and development projects occurring across the Gold Coast is causing an increase in the need for legal intervention to resolve disputes between parties arising out of the payment for construction work.
Travel Insurance Policy Advice – why it's so important to read the policy Product Disclosure Statement before you travel overseas
Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common – what is the difference and why is it so important to get it right?
Leaky roof sets the ceiling on Body Corporate maintenance responsibilities
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Defective Notice to Remedy Breach prevents Landlord from evicting a tenant for Unpaid Rent
Announcement: New Associates for Steindls Lawyers
GOLD COAST REAL ESTATE AGENCY ORDERED TO PAY DAMAGES TO BUYER FOR FALSE AND MISLEADING REPRESENTATIONS
I have been named an executor in a Will. What are my duties and obligations?
Someone close to me has died and I would like to inspect their Will. Am I entitled to inspect a copy?
What is a Power of Attorney and why is it important to have one?
Recovering the Cost of Chasing Overdue Levies: Court orders bank to pay Body Corporate legal costs
Building a Case - Dealing with Building and Construction Payment Disputes when they arise