Common Property:
The land or space not within a unit, including structures, pipes cables, drains etc. not for the exclusive use of the unit.
Community and Strata titles
Property ownership in South Australia falls under three main categories
- Torrens, strata and community titles. The information on these pages
is about residential strata titles.
Strata Corporation:
The legal entity which owns and administers the common property.
Special Resolution:
Passed after 14 days written notice of a general meeting and specific notice of the resolution have been given to all unit holders. Voting by a majority of 2/3 of all unit holders, i.e. not only those who attend the meeting.
Unanimous resolution:
A special resolution passed without a dissenting vote at a meeting.
Ordinary Resolution:
A resolution passed by a simple majority of over 50% of voters represented.
Unit Entitlement:
Relates to value of unit as a proportion of total value of all units. Based on certificate from a licensed valuer when the Strata Plan is created.
Unit Subsidiaries:
An area marked on the strata plan as being for the exclusive use of a particular unit.