by Chris | Aug 8, 2022 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
These cases involved a large residential apartment complex in Bruce called Elara Apartments which suffered from significant building defects. Elara Apartments was constructed by B & T Constructions (ACT) Pty Ltd (the Builder). Initially the owners corporation...
by Chris | Aug 8, 2022 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
Benjamin John Davies and Prue Davies (the applicants) signed an ACT Home Building Contract on 2 March 2014 with Capital Homes Pty Ltd (the respondent) to build a home at Coombs, ACT. On 7 March 2015, the applicants notified the respondent of defects in an area...
by Chris | Jul 25, 2022 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
The applicant was an occupier of a unit and claimed he had a bike stolen from the common property area under the control and management of the respondent. The applicant claimed he locked his bike on the bike stand located on the common property because he was unable...
by Chris | Jul 25, 2022 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
The apartment building contained building defects. The applicant was the owner of a unit in that building (the Unit). As part of the process of identifying the defects, investigating the cause and engaging in a collaborative repair process with the original builder,...
by Chris | Jun 28, 2022 | ACT, BCA Compliance, BCA Compliance, Building Defects, Building Defects, News & Publications, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
In response to a substantial increase in the number of formal complaints about building matters since 2010, the new Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2020 introduced a new dispute resolution scheme in the ACT for residential building disputes by...
by Chris | May 20, 2022 | ACT, Building Defects, Building Defects, By-Laws, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes, Uncategorised, Uncategorized
The applicant appealed against the decision in Brudenall v The Owners Corporation of Units Plan No 202 (Unit Titles) [2018] ACAT 113, alleging 10 errors of fact and law. The Appeal Tribunal accepted that the Original Tribunal erred in fact by stating that the word...
