Assess a lot owner’s renovation request and prepare the approval
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the owner’s application, drawings, contractor scope and the scheme’s registered by-laws and plan, list each item of work, map it to the strata plan and the drawings, and flag every item the plan shows on or passing through common property for the lawyer to classify; once the lawyer has classified each item, draft the approval resolution, the conditions and, where needed, the by-law from the scheme’s approved precedents.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether each item is common property or lot property and its category (no approval, approval by resolution, or a change to common property needing a special resolution and a by-law), checks the conditions are reasonable and enforceable, settles who maintains the altered common property, and checks the motion against the resolution it needs.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the owner’s application, drawings, contractor scope and the scheme’s registered by-laws and plan, list each item of work, map it to the strata plan and the drawings, and flag every item the plan shows on or passing through common property for the lawyer to classify; once the lawyer has classified each item, draft the approval resolution, the conditions and, where needed, the by-law from the scheme’s approved precedents. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each item of work against the plan to confirm whether it is common property or lot property.
- Confirm the category of each item under the in-force section, not a precedent from before the latest amendments.
- Check the conditions say who maintains and insures the altered common property afterwards.
Sources
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) s 109 — Cosmetic work by owners · 2026-10-18
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) s 110 — Minor renovations by owners · 2026-10-18
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) s 108 — Changes to common property · 2026-10-18
- Queensland Government — Improving common property and lots (body corporate) · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.