New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STRATA SCHEMES MANAGEMENT ACT 2015 - SECT 186

186 Strata scheme information to be given to lessee

(1) A person who leases a lot or common property in a strata scheme (the
"tenant" ) must be given a copy of the following within 14 days after the tenant becomes entitled to possession--

(a) the by-laws for the strata scheme,

(b) a strata management statement affecting the lot or common property.

: Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if the tenant has already been given a copy of the by-laws under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 , section 26(2A).

(3) If a document referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) is changed, the tenant must be given a copy of the changed document within 14 days after the change takes effect.

: Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.

(4) A document required to be given to a tenant under this section must be given by--

(a) if the lessor leasing the lot or common property to the tenant is represented by a real estate agent in relation to the lease--the real estate agent, or

(b) otherwise--the lessor.

(5) This section does not apply to a strata scheme that is part of a community scheme.

(6) In this section--

"lease" includes a sublease.