Strata vs Survey Strata
In Wembley Downs residential property generally falls into being strata, survey strata or green title. On this page we explore the differences between strata and survey strata both of which are governed by the Strata Titles Act of Western Australia. For an understanding of green title go to the “Green Title vs Strata page“.
So what is the difference between a Strata and a Survey Strata property?
For a quick explanation scroll down to see a brief explanation provided on the Property People Surveying web site.
For an easy to read but more indepth explanation download the book “A guide to strata” published by Landgate. Just click on the photograph or link below to download.
A brief explanation of the difference between survey strata and strata as provided on the the Property People Surveying web site is shown below. http://www.ppsurvey.com.au/faq.shtml
WHAT IS A (BUILT) STRATA PLAN?
A strata plan is created when a property is divided into lots (areas owned individually) and any common property (areas owned jointly by all lot owners in the strata scheme). Common Property is not labelled on a Strata Plan.
There can be any number of lots and each lot can be composed of more than one part (called part lots) and each lot can have a different owner.
Strata lots are limited in height and depth (the stratum of the lot). Strata plans show a building on at least one lot of the strata plan and stratum of the lots is always linked to buildings on the plan.
WHAT IS A SURVEY-STRATA PLAN?
Survey-strata plans define the lots in a survey-strata scheme, which are the areas in the scheme owned individually.
There are no part lots. Distances and angles of each lot boundary define each lot and no buildings are shown on survey-strata plans, even though buildings may exist onsite. Common property areas owned jointly by all lot owners may, or may not exist in survey-strata schemes and are defined as ‘common property lots’. Survey-strata lots may be limited in height and depth but generally are not.