Request a Section 184 Certificate

Request a Section 184 certificate

For conveyancers, solicitors, mortgagees and owners. Complete the form, pay by card, and the sealed certificate is emailed to you as a PDF.

The certificate is issued under section 184 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) at the fee prescribed by the Regulation. We only issue certificates for schemes managed by Townhouse Strata.

1. The lot

Strata plan number

Digits only — from the contract or levy notice.

Lot number

The lot in the strata plan, not the unit number (they are often the same).

Unit / street address

Current owner (vendor) name

Must match the strata roll.

Purchaser name (if known)

Settlement date (if known)

You are acting for

2. Your details

Firm

Contact name

Email — the certificate is sent here

Phone

Your file reference (optional — appears on the receipt)

3. Authority to request

Under section 184 a certificate may be requested by an owner, a mortgagee, a prospective purchaser, or a person authorised by one of them. Please attach the front page of the contract for sale, or a signed authority from your client.

Contract front page or signed authority (PDF, JPG or PNG, max 10 MB) I confirm that I am, or am authorised by, the owner, a mortgagee or a prospective purchaser of this lot, and that the information above is correct.

4. Fee and turnaround

Section 184 certificate

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Issued within 2 business days — usually about 36 hours. Requests with a settlement date within 3 days are prioritised at no extra charge.

Repeat request

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Applies automatically when the same person requests a certificate for the same lot within 3 months of a previous request.

Fees are those prescribed by Schedule 4 of the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016, GST inclusive. The Regulation does not provide for an urgent fee. Payment is by card through Stripe; a tax receipt is emailed automatically. Business hours: 9:00–5:00 Sydney, Mon–Fri.

After settlement — Section 22 notice

When the sale settles, the purchaser must give the owners corporation notice of the change of ownership (section 22). Your certificate email will include a personal link to upload the signed notice. You can also use the general form at Section 22 upload.