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body corporates are engaging with these processes as a necessary measure
in their broader strategy to curb water usage.

There is a lot that your body corporate can do to deal with water wastage. Our
advice would be to engage with your body corporate regarding the steps it
is taking, raise issues that you may have noticed with them, and if necessary,
encourage them to seek the assistance of a sectional title specialist to help
them implement water conservation steps correctly in your sectional title
scheme.

Can I rent out my sectional title unit as holiday
accommodation?
February 2018

“I have a sectional title unit at the coast, which I only use a few times a year.
I would like to rent out the unit for holiday accommodation, but am unsure
whether I can just do this?”
Short term holiday letting has become quite fashionable, with increasing
numbers of websites enabling an owner to easily rent out his property for
holiday accommodation.
Property Where the property to be rented falls within a sectional title scheme, the unit is
subject to the scheme rules. This means that before you rent out your sectional
title unit as holiday accommodation, it would be prudent to review the scheme’s
management and conduct rules to make sure there are no prohibitions to
such letting. The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act also requires that
an owner must inform the body corporate of any change in ownership or
occupancy of the unit.

In addition, unit owners must ensure that their holiday tenants do not cause
a nuisance to other permanent residents or occupants. You should give your
tenants a copy of the schemes rules and ensure they sign to adhere to such
scheme rules. One can easily imagine other unit owners becoming perturbed
if rules regarding security, parking, noise, refuse removal, water use etc. are not
met by holiday tenants.

You will also have to ensure that the zoning regulations allow such short-term
letting. If there are zoning restrictions these may also limit your ability to rent out
the unit or require the necessary permission to be obtained before you rent
the property. If you are unsure whether your unit can be rented out for holiday
accommodation, it may be a good idea to talk to a property specialist to help
you determine any restrictions or requirements to you doing so.

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