Re: time limits for building defects claims to be lodged

Thanks again, Jimmy. I didn’t say in the first place that there was home warranty insurance but, obviously, it would have been clearer if I’d said that in the first place.

It’s not that I think we have time to be idle. There are a number of reasons why we want to take at least a few weeks to decide what to do next including having a complex building defects report to digest, a lack of clarity as to whether all the defects identified are “structural” as per the definition in the relevant legislation, tension within the EC as to the best way forward, lack of trust that the strata manager knows what she’s talking about (she can’t point us to anywhere where it says there are time limits other than the 6-year limit yet she is saying vote to engage a lawyer this week, today if possible!). I have simply been trying to establish the facts about time limits.

The inference of your response is: no insurance, no 6-month time limit. Your SMH article wasn’t clear about that. I’m not sure why regarding this issue there is so much focus om home warranty insurance and claims under that when probably most new blocks of units are 4-storey plus where that doesn’t apply (the law is an ass!).

I fear your prediction about the builder conveniently going bust may come to fruition.

Regards and thanks again, Prufrock