People who bought government-backed affordable houses that ended up riddled with problems describe a nightmarish journey to access compensation under the Northern Territory government's complicated home insurance schemes.
Those homes were covered by a scheme called the Home Building Certification Fund, which expired in 2012, the year before Ben and Michelle's homes were finished.had been or were being sold on the private market, extinguishing some forms of recourse for new owners.
However, payouts of more than $100,000 also need to be referred to back to an independent tribunal called the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Affairs Tribunal . According to the ruling, Mr Milatos had argued he was not responsible for the issues, claiming he was working to permits and approved drawings, that the issues related to the design and not the construction of the homes and that the work was certified.
"Recently, I read a statement that I'm flat broke and on the pension," Mr Milatos told the November hearing."A house that's going to last the life of a loan," one resident replied. Failure to pay, she added, is an offence and could also lead to disciplinary action before an industry watchdog called the Building Practitioners Board.However, as Mr Milatos's building registration lapsed in January 2021, certain limitations apply to any action the board could take.
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