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Community Titles Act 1996

Part 12 Obligations of owners and occupiers

Version 9/12/2021 (unauthorised, generated 26/6/2025), effective 9/12/2021. The Government of South Australia, Community Titles Act 1996, sourced on 24 September 2026, https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/lz?path=/c/a/community%20titles%20act%201996. Reformatted; the changes are described on this page.

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132Interference with easements and services#

(1) An owner or occupier of a lot must not interfere, or permit interference, with support or shelter provided for another lot or for the common property.

(2) An owner or occupier of a lot must not, either within or outside the lot, interfere or permit interference with the service infrastructure or a service provided by means of the service infrastructure in a way that may prejudice the use or enjoyment of another lot or the common property.

133Nuisance#

An owner or occupier of a lot must not use, or permit the use of, the lot or the common property in a way that—

(a) causes a nuisance; or

(b) interferes unreasonably with the use or enjoyment of another lot or the common property by another person who is lawfully on the lot or common property.

134Maintenance of lots#

(1) Subject to this section, the owner of a lot must keep it, and any building or other improvement on the lot, in good order and condition.

(2) The by-laws may require the community corporation and not the owner to undertake the obligations referred to in subsection (1).

(3) If a community parcel is subject to a leaseback arrangement, the lessee and not the owner of a community lot that is subject to a lease comprising the leaseback arrangement must comply with subsection (1).

(4) An occupier of a lot must keep the external part of the lot and of any building or other improvement on the lot in a clean and tidy condition.

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