• This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by .
  • Creator
    Topic
  • #65591
    Jimmy-T
    Keymaster

      EXCLUSIVE: The days of immediately ordering all the residents out of blocks, even where major, potentially life-threatening problems have been discove
      [See the full post at: No more panic evacs from crisis-hit blocks]

      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.
    Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
    • Author
      Replies
    • #65625
      Boronia
      Flatchatter

        A fault in the fire protection system is no way comparable to major structural defects in a building, as occurred in the mentioned Mascot and Opal buildings.

        #65633
        Jimmy-T
        Keymaster
        Chat-starter

          We are talking about extremes. The Vicinity building was briefly evacuated because there were structural flaws discovered around the same time that an earthquake was felt in Sydney.  Would you have told people to sit tight?

          The Lacrosse block was evacuated in Melbourne after a cladding fire in which no one was injured. Would you have told them to move back in immediately?

          Would you make the call that a building was relatively safe because it was “only” a fault in the fire protection system?

          In January this year, a fire door in a block in the Bronx in New York was left open as a parent rushed to rescue his kids from a fire in their flat.   It was “only” a faulty or missing standard automatic door closure that failed yet 17 people died needlessly from smoke inhalation…

          Nobody died at Mascot or the Opal. You have to draw a line somewhere.

          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.
        Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
        • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.