Strata lawyers advise owners and owners corporations on by-laws, levies, defects and disputes.
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Strata disputes cover by-law breaches, renovations, levies, building defects and management. Many go first to mediation and then the state tribunal.
Why strata & body corporate matters
More Australians live in strata than ever, and disputes over by-laws, repairs and levies can be costly and stressful.
The Australian context
Strata schemes are governed by state legislation, such as the Strata Schemes Management Act in NSW and the Owners Corporations Act in Victoria, with disputes going to state tribunals after mediation.
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(54)Google rating from 54 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
LEAD Conveyancing Gold Coast provides conveyancing services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Building & Construction.
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Maroubra, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(51)Google rating from 51 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Benchmark Lawyers provides legal services in Maroubra, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
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Long Jetty, NSW · Central Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(47)Google rating from 47 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Tracey Fletcher Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Long Jetty, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Strata & Body Corporate.
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Tapping, WA · Perth North
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(41)Google rating from 41 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stenhouse Settlement Services provides conveyancing services in Tapping, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Property Settlement and Strata & Body Corporate.
Property & Conveyancing+2 moreFamily Property Settlement · Strata & Body CorporateFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Yarralumla, ACT · Canberra
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(41)Google rating from 41 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Topaz Legal provides legal services in Yarralumla, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Strata & Body Corporate.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreWills & Estates · Strata & Body Corporate · Administrative & Government Law · Contract Law
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Newcastle West, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(38)Google rating from 38 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Endeavour Commercial & Property Lawyers provides legal services in Newcastle West, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lee Lawyers provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Notary Public & JP Services+7 moreMediation & Dispute Resolution · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Litigation · Strata & Body Corporate · Personal Injury · Public Liability · Contested Wills & Family Provision
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Five Dock, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Monti Lawyers provides legal services in Five Dock, NSW. Listed practice areas include Strata & Body Corporate, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Refined Legal provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Planning & Environment and Building & Construction.
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Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Robinson & Robinson provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Contract Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreContract Law · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Planning & Environment · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Strata & Body Corporate2 languages
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Stanhope, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(34)Google rating from 34 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Louise Neilson Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Stanhope, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
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Mullaloo, WA · Perth North
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(33)Google rating from 33 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Deanne Murray Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Mullaloo, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+2 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Business & Commercial LawFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(32)Google rating from 32 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Devenish Law provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Strata & Body Corporate, Commercial Litigation and Business & Commercial Law.
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(32)Google rating from 32 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Miller Sockhill Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Litigation · Business & Commercial Law · Insolvency & Restructuring · Family Law · Strata & Body Corporate · Commercial Property & Leasing
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Greenway, ACT · Canberra
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(31)Google rating from 31 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Velocity Conveyancing Tuggeranong provides conveyancing services in Greenway, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
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Norwest, NSW · Hills District
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(26)Google rating from 26 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Bluebells Lawyers provides legal services in Norwest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
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Carrara, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(26)Google rating from 26 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Muir Lawyers provides legal services in Carrara, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Property & Conveyancing · Planning & Environment · Corporate Law & M&A · Employer Advisory & Industrial Relations · Family Law · Strata & Body Corporate
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North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(26)Google rating from 26 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
North Sydney Conveyancing Company provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(25)Google rating from 25 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Woods Prince Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Building & Construction.
Property & Conveyancing+8 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Building & Construction · Business & Commercial Law · Insolvency & Restructuring · Strata & Body Corporate · Commercial Property & Leasing · Wills & Estates · Notary Public & JP Services
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Mandurah, WA · Perth South
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(24)Google rating from 24 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Bouvard Settlement Services provides legal services in Mandurah, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Strata & Body Corporate.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(24)Google rating from 24 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Watson & Watson provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Strata & Body Corporate and Commercial Litigation.
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Ashfield, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(23)Google rating from 23 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stichter Otto & Associates provides legal services in Ashfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Wills & Estates · Commercial Property & Leasing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Criminal Law
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Armidale, NSW · New England & North West
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Complete Conveyancing New England provides conveyancing services in Armidale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) · Business & Commercial Law
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ms Deeds Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Business & Commercial Law.
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Understand the next step
A practical guide to strata & body corporate
What to discuss at the first meeting
Identify the scheme, your role and the decision or dispute. A purchase-records review, by-law question and existing dispute can require different instructions and evidence.
Confirm that the adviser handles the relevant state’s strata or body-corporate framework.
How the engagement may progress
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Provide the address, parties and current contract or notice. Explain whether anything has been signed and identify every agreed date.
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Ask which terms, searches and ownership questions will be reviewed. Explain finance, proposed use and any linked transaction.
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Agree who communicates with agents, lenders and the other side. Confirm how documents are approved and what happens if the matter is delayed or disputed.
Fees and the scope of work
Separate legal fees from searches, registration, taxes and third-party expenses. Complex ownership, negotiations or a dispute may fall outside an advertised conveyancing price.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Dates to raise at first contact
Seek review before signing where possible. Ask about the actual dates in your documents; cooling-off and completion arrangements differ across states and transactions.
Questions to ask a strata & body corporate adviser
Which records are needed to assess this issue?
What internal or external resolution process is available?
What is included and what counts as extra work?
Have you handled this kind of transaction or dispute?
What must be decided before signing or the next scheduled date?
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Where are strata disputes decided?
Usually by the state tribunal, such as NCAT in NSW or VCAT in Victoria, after mediation.
Lawyer or conveyancer?
For a straightforward residential purchase or sale, a licensed conveyancer is usually enough. Use a solicitor if the property is unusual, the contract has non-standard terms, or there is a dispute or estate involved.
When should I get the contract checked?
Before you sign or bid at auction. Once contracts are exchanged or you've bought at auction, your ability to withdraw is limited.
