Can a unit tower developer decide to swap the apartment you signed up to buy in an off-the-plan contract with one in an ...
Buyer misled by subdivision “sold” prices, wins $2.6 mil comp for sale above market value
In September 2007 Derek Eckford and wife Gale were enticed by a sign advertising the sale of undeveloped lots in
Neighbour Tree Disputes – Here’s what to do
Relations with a neighbour can go from good to gnarly surprisingly quickly, and one of the most common reasons for dispu...
Neighbour wins $500k view dispute for new foliage that replaced old
A homeowner who moved and raised her dwelling has won a court order compelling the removal of her neighbour’s 9 m Chines...
Soul darkens Hilton’s outlook, disappointed unit buyer in $1.4 mil value loss claim
A buyer who signed up in March 2008 for a $3.15 million Orchid Tower apartment in the Hilton Surfers Paradise resort has...
Tree litigation booming in Qld
The Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividng Fences and Trees) Act places responsibility on a “tree-keeper” to ensure that their ...
Neighborly boundary disputes: bamboo obstructs healthy sunlight, tribunal rules on removal
The explosion in tree litigation and boundary disputes to re-gain panoramic views and exposure to sunlight has taken a n...
Views of sky and rooftops too ordinary for tree law protection
A long-standing dispute between Caloundra residents has led to a claim that trees on one block so severely obstructed vi...
“You must lop trees”: court restores ocean views to 1995 outlook
When Albert and Betty Livingstone acquired their two acre compound below the southern edge of the Buderim escarpment in ...