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Little work progresses at Belle Apartments in Bruce as rectification deadline passes

Brittney Levinson
By Brittney Levinson
Updated September 12 2023 - 9:46pm, first published April 16 2023 - 4:30am
Owners at Belle Apartments Jose Alejandro Ruiz and Deniss Cirulis want to see more action from the ACT government to enforce recitification work. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Owners at Belle Apartments Jose Alejandro Ruiz and Deniss Cirulis want to see more action from the ACT government to enforce recitification work. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Owners of the Belle Apartments in Bruce say they have been "ghosted" by the ACT government after it failed to enforce a rectification order issued four years ago.

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Brittney Levinson

Brittney Levinson

Politics and public service reporter
Brittney is part of the federal political bureau, covering politics, the public service and economics. Brittney joined The Canberra Times in 2021 and was previously the property reporter. Got a news tip? Get in touch: brittney.levinson@canberratimes.com.au
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    1. Comment by Loz S.

      When building compliance was privatised without a decent regulatory standard of minimum liability insurance it all went downhill…as we discovered when there was no avenue to pursue a dodgy builder who left us with a $300K structural remediation bill for a house that should never have been approved for occupancy, other than a $250K legal challenge that even if we won would not guarantee a payout from a builder that had pheonixed twice already.

      • Reply by lynn russell.

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        Did your builder go insolvent? If so you can claim against home owner’s warranty insurance. Complulsory in ACT and most states

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    2. Comment by Errol Good.

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      Another ACT Labor/Greens Government initiative, this time with excuses.

      • Comment by M Ervax.

        Subscriber

        4 Years and counting...

        The Green Labor Mismanagement Committee once again, show how incompetent they are !

        • Reply by Feriously Slippant.

          Subscriber

          Once the contract is completed, ie settled, then then developer walks away with the money. It is now FAR too late to argue for your money back.

        • Reply by John Evans.

          Isn't the relevant bit that the developer shouldn't get the money until the buyer is satisfied?

          Anybody who signs any sort of contract where they don't have the power to enforce getting what was promised isn't operating intelligently. If the developer won't accept such constraints then don't buy off them.

          The buyer has the power to walk away at-least until they have signed the contract.

      • Comment by John Evans.

        Which all goes to show - never pay for anything until it has been built and is still working 10 years later. If that means you don't get a "new" house - accept it as the least risky option.

        • Reply by Jim Langier.

          Subscriber

          Agreed... Never buy anything off the plan. I've seen some real dodgy end builds that bore no resemblance to the advertised product.

      • Comment by Mike Lawson.

        Subscriber

        The builder didn't respond. The regulator is nowhere to be seen and the ACT Government puts up a "spokesperson" to give non-answers. How typical of the ACT Government. Where's the Minister responsible for planning, compliance or building quality. Oh, I forgot, it's the developers, not the citizens, who call the shots in Toy Town. When there's any bad news, the politicians and bureaucrats hide behind an anonymous PR flak. Fix the problem, people!

        • Reply by lynn russell.

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          Thst policy I mentioned above is applicable if thd builder is dead, disappeared of insolvent. Just to cheer you up, the standard MBA contract often makes the homeowner the builder and the builder your agent.

          Never ever ever build in the ACT or buy off plan

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