Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Responsibility for retaining wall 30Aug 18, 2012 4:35 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Responsibility for retaining wall 35Aug 20, 2012 5:16 pm tssupport1 Why should we have to repair something that is not even on our land, that's quite absurd. Really need pictures to visualise this. The wall is not on your land but whose soil does it retain and who caused it to be retained? In my situation the wall is about 500mm on my land but totally retains the neighbours soil from backfilling, I say it belongs to him and he says it belongs to me. Re: Responsibility for retaining wall 36Sep 12, 2012 11:24 am Here is a good common sense approach to retaining walls from Brian Ashworths ( bashwoth on these forums ) excellent site and pretty well sums up what most of us have been saying here ... http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=1878 Stewie Re: Responsibility for retaining wall 37Sep 12, 2012 11:40 am An update on our situation. After my submission to council in response to their Show Cause notice, they have dismissed her complaint and their Show Cause notice too. We have found a builder who is experienced in large retaining walls and he has provided another option (with engineering approval) that is half the price. So we are making one last offer to negotiate with her and if she doesn't agree then she can recommence her legal action - our solicitor says that between the application fee to file in court and a first up barrister's fee = $6,500 so she will be mad to go down that path. Thanks everyone for their input, if we get a result I will let you know. Re: Responsibility for retaining wall 38Sep 12, 2012 10:23 pm Good Luck, looks like you might get a positive outcome. Fingers crossed for you. Building in Blackwood Park 2012/13 Land settled 8/8/12 Contract signed 6/11/12 Encumbrance approval 24/12/12 Development Approval 24/4/13 Slab Poured 8/7/13 Re: Responsibility for retaining wall 39Sep 25, 2012 10:19 pm Put a time limit on the offer. Make sure you have kept written records of everything, requests for negotiation, quotes youve gotten offers made. If it does go to court, the council's position plus evidence of your attempts to resolve this outside the court, are likely to help you have the case dismissed. Its a spurious claim. the conduit would need to be undamaged regardless of what network is in play. The conduit needs to be able to have fibre run through it. NBN and Opticomm are just… 4 2885 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5193 |