Goubran v SP57150: appeal for rectification costs & interest
The Court of Appeal accepted that a District Court judge had failed to determine claims for repair costs and pre-judgment interest arising from a strata water ingress dispute. Despite those errors, leave to appeal was refused because of the small amount in issue, deficiencies in the repair claim and the owner's failure to utilise UCPR r 36.16.
Goubran v SP57150: negligence and s106(6)
The District Court held that an owners corporation was liable in negligence for delaying balcony waterproofing works that caused ongoing water ingress into a lower lot. Although a statutory duty claim was out of time, the lot owner recovered $61,880 for lost rent.