Body Corporate Law

At MBA Lawyers, we have assembled the most experienced and well-respected body corporate and management rights lawyers in the country. Previously overseen by Rob Balanda and Managing Partner Clayton Glenister, fellow of Australian College of Strata Lawyers (ACSL), the team is now overseen by Partner Kelsey Huebner and continues to offer unparalleled knowledge and experience keeping our team at the forefront of innovative and client centric legal practices.

Since the firm’s inception, we have been pioneers of the body corporate industry with Managing Partner of the firm, Clayton, being a leading expert in body corporate law throughout Queensland and New South Wales, having held positions as the founding lawyer for the Association of Queensland Bodies Corporate Association, a previous Chairman of the Sanctuary Cove Community Services Limited which oversees the entire Sanctuary Cove development and lecturing roles for both the Real Estate Institute of Queensland and Bond University. His extensive contributions to the field include publishing numerous articles and papers, some of which have been featured in esteemed publications like the Gold Coast Bulletin and the Courier Mail, with his expertise being sought out by the Queensland Government for potential legislative changes to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act and redevelopment laws impacting both developers and lot owners in Queensland.

Unique expertise rarely seen at other firms…

What sets us apart from other firms is our unique expertise in dealing with various community living legislation, including the Building Units and Group Titles Act (BUGTA), Integrated Resort Development Act (IRA), and Sanctuary Cove Resort Act (SCRA), in addition to the standard Body Corporate and Community Management Act and associated regulation modules. These specialised areas of law require a deep understanding, and our firm is proud to possess the necessary knowledge and experience related to these statutes which places us as expert legal advisors to assist clients in these areas.

We have acted for bodies corporate across Queensland, from the far North of the State, right down to the border in Coolangatta. We have acted in caretaker disputes, assignments of management rights, complex advices and all aspects of body corporate law for very large layered schemes to simple two lot schemes. Our experience in this field is unrivalled and our service standards unmatched.

Our experienced team…

Our firm has a keen focus on assisting bodies corporate with assignments, variations and extensions of management rights, preparation of by-laws and community management statements, advising bodies corporate on the protection of their rights and all associated dispute work. We operate across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, with offices in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, ensuring that we are accessible to you wherever you may need us.

Preparation of caretaking and letting agreements
Acting on behalf of bodies corporate in relation to the assignment, extension or variation of management rights
Preparation of community management statements, building management statements and advices concerning layered schemes
Advices in relation to termination of strata schemes and redevelopment
Building defect disputes and actions against builders and developers

Disputes involving bodies corporate, committees, service contractors and letting agents through the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) as well as the District, Supreme and High Courts of Australia
Advising bodies corporate in the protection of their rights
Lot entitlement disputes
The ability to assist bodies corporate to interpret and understand the legislation
By-law drafting and breaches; and
Debt and levy recovery.