When the building commissioner came gunning for cowboys, some good guys were caught in the “not OK” corral.
Apartment living can be a minefield of unintended consequences. And it often sees battles in which neither of two diametrically opposed forces are wrong.
It’s not just builders who are complaining. Owners corporations have discovered that the costs of relatively simple jobs have soared, largely because the services of another paid professional are required to get the work approved. “I am a licensed builder and a licensed waterproofing technician with 40-plus years’ experience – just the sort of person these poor owners need,” he told Flat Chat. “But I can’t do this any more.
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