Beach home owner laments: why did nobody tell me?
Jun 9, 2016 9:16:24 GMT 9.5
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Post by Willow on Jun 9, 2016 9:16:24 GMT 9.5
And another case of " I made a bad decision, now its everyone else's fault!
One of the owners of a multi-million-dollar storm-devastated Collaroy property on Sydney’s northern beaches is threatening to take legal action against the local council, claiming he wasn’t warned about the risks.
The threat comes as a legal storm over who is to blame for the lack of a sea wall, and who will pay for it, is brewing after extensive damage to 10 homes along the beach over the weekend left them uninhabitable. Owners face paying up to $140,000 each towards construction of a sea wall, which could cost up to $10 million.
Home owner Tony Cagorski said he would “follow every course he can” to take the council and the real estate agents who sold him his waterfront property to court, claiming he wasn’t told about the risks to his home when he bought it.
“Nobody said anything (about the risk). The previous owners should have told us. I’m going to follow every course I can,” Mr Cagorski said yesterday as he returned to collect belongings.
“Councils have a duty of care to their residents. Nobody warned me. No joke. The real estate, the council, anybody. Nobody warned me.”
Northern Beaches Council says there have been no applications to build a sea wall since it introduced the coastal management plan in 2014, which allowed property owners to apply to build the walls themselves.
Council spokeswoman Kath McKenzie said residents were consulted during the development of the coastal management plan. “They were well aware of what they could do with that.”
Residents say they had no idea they could build a sea wall. Gary Silk, who lives in one of the damaged homes, said they were unaware of the potential plans.
“I’ve spoken to Spiro next door and asked him exactly that question and he said no.”
Mr Cagorski agreed: “I didn’t hear anything about it.”
However, the council said that section 149 certificates, which have to be attached to contracts when property is bought and sold, “contain notations regarding coastal hazards and is the legal document that confirms the zoning and applicable rules for development of your property”.
One of the owners of a multi-million-dollar storm-devastated Collaroy property on Sydney’s northern beaches is threatening to take legal action against the local council, claiming he wasn’t warned about the risks.
The threat comes as a legal storm over who is to blame for the lack of a sea wall, and who will pay for it, is brewing after extensive damage to 10 homes along the beach over the weekend left them uninhabitable. Owners face paying up to $140,000 each towards construction of a sea wall, which could cost up to $10 million.
Home owner Tony Cagorski said he would “follow every course he can” to take the council and the real estate agents who sold him his waterfront property to court, claiming he wasn’t told about the risks to his home when he bought it.
“Nobody said anything (about the risk). The previous owners should have told us. I’m going to follow every course I can,” Mr Cagorski said yesterday as he returned to collect belongings.
“Councils have a duty of care to their residents. Nobody warned me. No joke. The real estate, the council, anybody. Nobody warned me.”
Northern Beaches Council says there have been no applications to build a sea wall since it introduced the coastal management plan in 2014, which allowed property owners to apply to build the walls themselves.
Council spokeswoman Kath McKenzie said residents were consulted during the development of the coastal management plan. “They were well aware of what they could do with that.”
Residents say they had no idea they could build a sea wall. Gary Silk, who lives in one of the damaged homes, said they were unaware of the potential plans.
“I’ve spoken to Spiro next door and asked him exactly that question and he said no.”
Mr Cagorski agreed: “I didn’t hear anything about it.”
However, the council said that section 149 certificates, which have to be attached to contracts when property is bought and sold, “contain notations regarding coastal hazards and is the legal document that confirms the zoning and applicable rules for development of your property”.