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How can an OC, an OC committee or an SM be responsible for something they couldn’t reasonably or even possibly be aware of?
I find it hard to believe that no strata committee, manager or owners were aware of serious leaks at any point in the history of these buildings.
Of course, they could not have known the extent of the issue and how much the fabric of the buildings had deteriorated – but for it to have been so bad as to cause this rotting from the inside, there must have been evidence of leaks that at some point have been ignored covered up (literally) out of convenience and a desire not to spend too much on repairs.
One of the developers cited in the story has a proven record of poor building practices but no one raised the alarm when the problems became evident.
Wilful neglect is not a uniquely Victorian issue – far from it – but the Victorian system seems to be stacked against owners who want to take action against “do nothing” committees and managers.