Apartment owner advocates have lashed Victoria’s new strata overhaul as a failure, while corporate managers have welcomed a reprieve on insurance kickbacks.

Proposed new laws to be introduced to parliament today are also aimed at giving relief to unit owners suffering hardship.

Apartment owner advocates have lashed Victoria’s new strata overhaul as a failure, while corporate managers have welcomed a reprieve on insurance kickbacks.

The Allan government’s weak-kneed response to a damning review of the strata sector kicks crucial consumer protections into the long grass.