Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Building with MJH - payment on completion + other questi 2Feb 01, 2021 11:23 pm We are Expert Consultant's, and we are here to help. Re: Building with MJH - payment on completion + other questi 3Feb 07, 2021 4:42 am BuildingandLegal If your purchase is under a Real Estate Contract (it sound like it is, due to the single payment) then unless you had a clause inserted into the special conditions, Nope you have to settle first, then do your after handover inspection and these defects unless urgent would be done as part of your minor defects warranty period. You get one bite of the cherry. If you're under a New Dwelling Building Contract (unlikely due to single payment), then the builder is not permitted to exclude. That was very helpful, thank you! Like I said the Occupancy Certificate is not the tollgate that marks the completion of the house. The contract defines… 7 10710 regardless, your contract stipulates a payments schedule and SOPA doesn't give provision to that scenario. Your contractual terms appear to stand. Hence get a lawyer, it… 4 11781 There is no reason why building contract reconciliation cannot be done prior to handover, if the builder won't do it get someone to do it for you. Why would you pay for… 3 6632 |