Browse Forums General Discussion Re: QLD - Builder finished without notifying Building Certifier 3Nov 19, 2024 7:23 am My issue was resolved as the certifier waved some of my slab inspection requirements and in the end all other certificates were provided (after long drawn out process involving legal costs) none of this is legal advice obviously, so if its a large some of money i would probably be engaging a lawyer for legal advice... If you have negotiated and explored all avenues with the builder... in writing give the builder another opportunity / deadline to provide the certificates (your building certifier can generally do this on your behalf). then from what i gathered from my ordeal is that next steps are QBCC (who are toothless tigers), they will give you a paper saying they cant resolve this dispute...... you can use the QBCC paper to go QCAT.. Which I believe you can just self represent. Re: QLD - Builder finished without notifying Building Certifier 4Jan 12, 2025 7:52 am ![]() Hi Peter, fid you get a resolution to your issue. The same thing has happened to me and I found out that the builder has not paid the suppliers and this is why I can't get the certificates. There seems to be nobody to enforce the contract., unless you take the builder to court. I am trying Fair Trading. Basically, you have not received what you paid for. Good luck. Hi Beechey, you're right about that. Despite all the consumer protection agencies and building watchdogs out there, the only real way to enforce your contract is by taking legal action. Fortunately, usually threatening legal proceedings is enough to get the builder to comply with their obligations (even if the builder gets their own lawyer, that lawyer will advise the builder what they need to do in order to comply with the contract). Give me a call if you need help with this - I set up a firm specially to help homeowners deal with builders: buildrightlawyers.com Hi Simeon, Please leave your certifiers details incase i will need them later. Thanks Sheriff 5 15637 Did the builder organise the certifier? You will probably find the builder hadn't paid the suppliers and it took him that long to finally pay them so you could obtain the… 1 15335 Struggling to find a chandelier with LED globe replaceable without any LED diver for my U-shaped staircase. Please share details if you bought similar to… 0 9647 |