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Read our COVID-19 information for bodies corporate, unit title owners and tenants.

Unit Titles and Body Corporate

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About unit titles

If you have a unit title property, like an apartment or townhouse, or are thinking of buying one, it’s important to know what’s involved.

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COVID-19 (coronavirus)

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Dealing with a COVID-19 related situation? Take a look through our information for unit title owners and tenants.

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Templates & resources

You can refer to these templates for examples of long-term maintenance plans and matters contained in the Unit Titles Regulations:
  • Pre-settlement disclosure statement [DOC, 60 KB]
  • Form 18 – Pre-contract disclosure statement [DOC, 57 KB]
  • Form 15 – Notice of change to body corporate operational rules [DOC, 38 KB]
  • Long-term maintenance plan for a small unit title development [DOC, 98 KB]
  • Long-term maintenance plan for a body corporate (complex) [DOC, 226 KB]
  • Additional disclosure statement [DOC, 57 KB]
View all templates and resources

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Disputes around unit title properties

How to resolve disputes

Renting, leasing and buying a unit

Know what's involved

Governance of the body corporate

How governance works

Short Guide to Unit Titles booklet

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