Building Management Disputes
Hong Kong solicitors resolving building management, incorporated owners, and deed of mutual covenant disputes with 37+ years of proven experience.
Our Building Management Disputes Services
Incorporated Owners Disputes
- Advising on the formation, governance, and powers of owners' corporations under the Building Management Ordinance
- Challenging or defending resolutions passed at owners' meetings on procedural or substantive grounds
- Representing owners in disputes over the appointment and removal of management committees
- Advising on voting rights, proxy arrangements, and quorum requirements
- Handling disputes between majority and minority owners over building management decisions
- Pursuing applications to the Lands Tribunal to set aside improper resolutions
Deed of Mutual Covenant Interpretation
- Advising on the rights and obligations of owners, managers, and developers under the deed of mutual covenant
- Resolving disputes over the scope and meaning of restrictive covenants and user provisions
- Challenging or enforcing provisions relating to exclusive use areas and common parts
- Advising on the enforceability of deed of mutual covenant amendments and supplemental deeds
- Representing parties in court proceedings involving deed of mutual covenant construction
Common Area and Facility Disputes
- Resolving disputes over the ownership, use, and maintenance of common areas and shared facilities
- Advising on rights of access to rooftops, car parks, podiums, and recreational areas
- Handling disputes over unauthorised encroachments into common parts
- Pursuing or defending claims for reinstatement of common areas altered without proper authority
- Advising on the allocation of repair and maintenance responsibilities for shared building systems
Management Fee Disputes
- Challenging unreasonable management fee increases and special levy demands
- Advising incorporated owners on the proper procedures for setting and adjusting management fees
- Pursuing recovery of outstanding management fee contributions from defaulting owners
- Reviewing management accounts and advising on transparency and accountability obligations
- Representing parties in Lands Tribunal proceedings concerning management fee disputes
Building Maintenance and Renovation Disputes
- Advising on owners' obligations to contribute to major repair and renovation works
- Challenging excessive or unnecessary maintenance expenditure by management companies
- Handling disputes arising from mandatory building inspection and repair schemes
- Advising on the tender process for major works and the obligations of the management committee
- Representing owners and managers in disputes over the scope, quality, and cost of completed works
- Coordinating with building surveyors and engineers on technical evidence
Owners' Corporation Meeting Disputes
- Advising on the conduct of owners' meetings including notice requirements, agenda setting, and voting procedures
- Challenging resolutions passed in breach of the Building Management Ordinance or the deed of mutual covenant
- Representing owners seeking to convene extraordinary general meetings
- Advising management committees on their duties and potential personal liability
- Handling disputes over the accuracy of meeting minutes and the recording of resolutions
Our Approach
Deep Regulatory Knowledge
Practical Conflict Resolution
Thorough Evidence Preparation
Accessible Multilingual Service
