by Debra Dorrington | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, Cross-lease, General property Law, Subdivisions
How interesting. Two recent court decisions each considered something that looked like a subdivision and asked whether it really was. Both involved common ownership. Both involved exclusive use areas. Environment Court One was the result of a unilateral...
by AlexanderDorrington | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, Cross-lease, General property Law, Subdivisions
The decision of Re Mckay [2018] NZEnvC 180 has been released. Don McKay sought a declaration from the court that the conversion of a cross lease to fee simple was not a subdivision. That would mean resource consent would not be required. Debra Dorrington discussed the...