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Hi, I’m in NSW and about to submit a mediation request to Fair Trading for not undertaking repairs.
My building is 10 years old and we are currently getting defects work done under the insurer but a major defect, excessive movement in my structural wall which was evident at least 6 years ago, didn’t make the final defects list and isn’t being repaired by the insurer.
That’s concerning enough but the reality is now the OC have to repair it at their expense and the engineer and chairperson are stalling and have told me it will be looked at when the other work is done (none of it related to this wall) and the OC see how much money they have.
This is unacceptable as i have a lot of damage being caused (water damage, flooding garage, buckling and cracked floor tiles and other things i suspect are from the movement).
My question is, what is a reasonable timeframe to request this work to start when it is so complex and expensive? are there any legitimate reasons for them to wait?
I am the only one affected by this wall and it is very distressing. i think i need to be specific with what i request from mediation and while i want to make sure i’m 100% prepared to force them to do what needs to be done but don’t want to appear unreasonable.
They have acknowledged the defect but i suspect they just want to avoid spending the money. i also think the engineer is taking the chairperson for a bit if a ride and prolonging his tenure by dragging everything out and getting paid by the month.