Whose defect is it on a townhouse
The boundary decides who you are actually asking.
In short: Why an attached dwelling handover starts with a question about ownership.
The question that comes first
Before any list is written on attached housing, we establish what sits inside your lot and what is common property.
Why it changes everything
A defect in your lot is your builder's to fix under your contract. A defect in common property belongs to the body corporate and, through them, the developer.
What gets confused
External walls, roofs, party walls and sometimes balconies are frequently common property even though they are attached to your home.
What the report does
Notes where an item falls, so you take it to the right party the first time.
What happens when it is skipped
Months chasing a builder for something they were never responsible for.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Schofields. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
