Citilawyers is a Sydney CBD law firm acting for businesses, landlords, tenants, property owners, and investors in property law and commercial lease matters across New South Wales. Our property lawyers focus on dispute resolution, lease negotiations, and complex property litigation, with particular experience in commercial and retail leasing disputes. We appear in the Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court of New South Wales, and the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) on property matters.
The earlier you obtain legal advice the more options you have and the lower your costs are likely to be.
We assist commercial and retail property owners with:
We help landlords protect rental income and the value of their property investments while complying with the strict procedural requirements of NSW lease law.
We assist business tenants with:
For business buyers, see our guide to buying a business lease in NSW. Many tenants come to us mid-lease with issues that could have been avoided with proper legal advice before signing. Even where a dispute has already arisen, early legal intervention often produces significantly better outcomes than waiting. For broader business and commercial contracting advice, including supply agreements and consumer law matters that often intersect with leasing, see our commercial lawyers Sydney page.
Beyond commercial leasing, our property lawyers act in a wide range of property litigation matters across NSW:
Co-ownership and partition disputes: Where joint tenants or tenants in common cannot agree, particularly where one party wants to sell and the other refuses. We advise on co-ownership agreements, negotiated buyouts, and partition applications under section 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1919.
Boundary and encroachment disputes: Where a neighbour’s building, structure, or fence encroaches on your land, applications can be made to the Supreme Court of New South Wales under the Encroachment of Buildings Act 1922 (NSW). Remedies include compensation, transfer of land, or removal of the encroachment.
Easements, covenants, and rights of way: We advise on the creation, variation, and enforcement of easements and restrictive covenants, including applications under section 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919.
Strata disputes: Disputes between lot owners, the owners’ corporation, or strata managers, including issues with by-laws, common property, levies, and building defects in strata schemes.
Neighbour and tree disputes: Disputes under the Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 (NSW), nuisance claims, and dividing fences disputes.
Post-settlement disputes: Where defects, undisclosed issues, or contractual breaches arise after settlement of a property purchase. Where post-settlement defects relate to building work, our advise on Home Building Act warranty claims and NCAT proceedings; check our building and construction lawyers Sydney page.
Caveats: Lodging, removing, and disputing caveats over Torrens title property.
We approach every property matter with a clear focus on commercial outcomes. Litigation is often expensive and disruptive, so we look first to negotiation, mediation, and the dispute resolution mechanisms built into NSW property legislation — including the mandatory mediation requirements for retail lease disputes under the Retail Leases Act 1994.
Where formal proceedings are required, we are experienced advocates in the Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court of New South Wales, and NCAT. We advise on the right forum for your matter at the outset and provide clear guidance on costs, prospects, and likely timeframes. For broader civil litigation matters, including non-property commercial disputes and debt recovery, see our Sydney litigation lawyers page.
Our property lawyers act for clients throughout Sydney and across New South Wales, including Parramatta, Chatswood, North Sydney, Liverpool, Penrith, Ryde, Bondi Junction, Inner West, Sutherland Shire, Hornsby, Burwood, Bankstown, Manly, and Newtown, as well as commercial property owners and tenants in regional NSW.
We appear in the Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court of New South Wales, and the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) on property matters, and we attend mediations conducted by the NSW Small Business Commissioner.
If you have a commercial lease dispute, property dispute, or complex property law matter in NSW, contact Citilawyers today. Our property lawyers will assess your matter and advise you on the best path forward.