Australian property law term for the legal entity formed by all the owners of lots in a strata-title development — apartments, townhouses, or mixed-use complexes. Equivalent to a 'body corporate' in other Australian states or a 'homeowners association' in the US. The owners corporation manages shared spaces, sets levies, enforces by-laws, and generally makes decisions that affect everyone in the building. A term every Australian apartment dweller will eventually become painfully familiar with.
Owners corporation means: Australian property law term for the legal entity formed by all the owners of lots in a strata-title development - apartments, townhouses, or mixed-use complexes. Equivalent to a 'body corporate'. It is mainly Australian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
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Owners corporation means: Australian property law term for the legal entity formed by all the owners of lots in a strata-title development - apartments, townhouses, or mixed-use complexes. Equivalent to a 'body corporate'. It is mainly Australian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
owners corporation means: Australian property law term for the legal entity formed by all the owners of lots in a strata-title development - apartments, townhouses, or mixed-use complexes. Equivalent to. Register: formal, legal English. Standard in its technical domain but rare in everyday talk; gloss with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(Australia) A body corporate.
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