#13583
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    Interesting – and I'm hoping some of our professionals will hop in on this one. I would say that a basic element of the obligation to provide the report would be that it was readable otherwise, techinically, it hasn't been provided.

    However, one thing I would say is that given a choice between incompetence and conspiracy theories, I would always go with the former.

    Lack of diligence by blissfully ignorant and badly organised ECs  – often under siege from their owners at times of crisis – will turn problems into disasters. The result is, eventually, people like strata managers and building managers either just give up or weren't all that on the ball to begin with (because the strata plan in crisis goes with the cheapest option rather than the best one). 

    And that's how you end up with unreadable documents. Having said that, if there's a defects claim involved, any dirty underhand developer trick is possible.

    Now I have a question for you: do you really want to buy into this building?  Unless I could see what the problem was and how to fix it easily, that dot disappearing over the horizon would be me.

    The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.