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Hi Jimmy T,
Thank you for making people making people aware of ‘no renovations in apartment buildings during Melbourne stage 4’ .It was good to get that clarified by the DHHS. Unfortunately the renovation work above my head continues. Why? You might ask. Well the owner/builder is now claiming that as he has ripped out all the services and made the place uninhabitable. He now claims the work is ‘essential’ in order to make the place inhabitable and can therefore continue. The OC take a passive attitude, whilst allowing the owner access to the common areas. The only remaining course of action now is to get the police to visit the apartment. Reporting online COVID breaches gets you nowhere and with no feedback.
When you are dealing with someone whose only interest is ‘self interest’ then you have a battle. To say there is collusion might be wrong but when an email from the Owner to the OC manager ends with ‘Lunch is on me’ you may wonder. Any suggestions appreciated.