A woman who had to move out of her retirement unit for more than three months after the roof collapsed has called for better transparency and explanation to older freeholders about their obligations in villages.
Barbara Dalton and her dogs were left displaced for months when her retirement village unit's roof collapsed.Barbara Dalton and her two beloved dogs lived in a donga with no shower or toilet after the roof of her retirement village unit collapsed.
Barbara Dalton has owned her unit in Keyton's The Lakes retirement community in Bundaberg, four hours north of Brisbane, for the past 20 years. "There was a tablecloth-sized yard out the front that was straight onto traffic. It certainly wasn't an ideal place," Ms Dalton said." had somewhere to play and I had somewhere to live," she said.Supplied: Barbara DaltonMs Dalton has functional neurological disorder , a problem with how the brain receives and sends information to the rest of the body.
But residents are responsible for their contents insurance and pest control, other than termite inspections. "In relation to Mrs Dalton's case, the team at The Lakes did everything they could to assess the damage and source trades to repair her home as quickly as possible and find accommodation that would suit Mrs Dalton's needs in a challenging regional market, including pet-friendly and kennelling options.
"I'm absolutely happy to be back in my home, and it's all lovely, but it doesn't make up for months of absolute horror," she said.
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