Unit Titles & Incorporated Societies

Industry-leading advice on all aspects of unit titles law 

We advise developers, bodies corporate, unit owners, and body corporate managers at all stages of the unit title life cycle. This includes conception, consents, subdivision, establishment, operational issues, and disputes.

Expertise on a wide range of legal matters

Our team offers practical and pragmatic solutions and works collaboratively with body corporate managers, accountants and building surveyors to achieve their goals. Our expert team can help and advise you on:



  • Unit title development concepts, resource consents and subdivisions
  • Governance issues and decision-making
  • Body corporate establishment, constitutions and operational rules
  • Rights and duties of bodies corporate and their members
  • Property management agreements and related issues
  • Repair and maintenance issues
  • Leaky buildings and remedial works’ projects
  • Redevelopments
  • Compliance and debt recovery
  • Unit title disputes.

Actively involved with industry bodies

Many of our team are actively involved in industry bodies such as the Australian College of Strata Lawyers Inc. We are also actively involved in unit titles law reform. 

Incorporated societies

We also offer a wide range of expert advice to developers and existing incorporated societies, including: 


  • Developers – we advise on the necessity and desirability of an incorporated society as a management tool in the context of land development, and the establishment of incorporated societies. 
  • Incorporated societies – we advise on their rights and obligations, governance issues, and amendments to their constitutions.


Our experience in this area of law includes advising on the integration of different layers of management structures for land and communal assets, establishing incorporated societies, preparing constitutions, and assisting with governance.

Glaister Keegan is a NZ Corporate member if Strata Community Association Ltd.

The logo for the strata community association is blue and orange.

Talk to us today

Contact our expert team and find out how we can work with you on any of your unit title or incorporated society legal matters.

Meet The Unit Titles & Incorporated Societies Team