Two Lots - One Title for Garage

Hi

I'm looking at a place and looked into the strata + contract for sale and noticed that it labelled two lots in the report, one for the actual unit and one for the garage.

Is this normal? My solicitor said it's normal for older builds but just wanted to check if this was normal.

Thanks

 

Yes, normal. Other variations include the garage being common property with an exclusive use by-law.

 

Thanks appreciate the prompt response

 

Yup, sometimes called accessory units.

depending on the strata, they may or may not come with voting rights too

 

the lot numbers will (typically) be all the same

ie: Pt 4 (part lot 4) you could have many part lots depending on the design.

Pt (part) lot areas are shown in brackets

the total area of all lots will be shown on the most significant part of the lot. (ie: main floor sheet)

this is because the part lots are likely separated, for instance - on different floor levels or locations within the strata scheme.

car spaces, garages, store rooms, balconies, multiple floor levels could all be examples of part lots

edit:
an exception would be a Utility Lot where-as an area like a garage was given a different lot number. this is very rare, and possibly what you have.

 

Yeah i think this is what I have. In the plan it says there are 24 lots but in reality its 12 garages + 12 units, of which the garage has its own separate lot number!

Either way, I got out-bid pre-auction. I had the highest offer at 667k and they were ready to sign but someone came in with a 750k offer apparently today so that's that!