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Case Note: Are you obliged to allow the original builder to repair building defects? Not always

by Allison | Aug 31, 2014 | Building Defects, Case Review, NSW

In a win for Owners Corporations (and home owners) in NSW, a recent Supreme Court decision has validated the right of the Owners Corporation, in certain circumstances, to refuse an offer by the original builder to conduct remedial work where there are agreed building...

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