Reply To: Refusal by a Lot Owner to allow Access to rectify a Water Leak

Legal advice has been obtained and has advised that a leak into the property below does not constitute an emergency  and therefore  allowing  access to that unit  under the emergency provision is not lawful.

If the owner cannot be persuaded to allow entry  then the advice received has been to fast track a Tribunal Hearing  and expect to pay plenty  for that.The problem is that in NSW there are so many tribunal requests pending that it is at least 10 weeks  wait which is quite a bit of water  damage.