Leaky building claims and disputes

Leaky Building Claims and Disputes

Lovegrove & Cotton are preeminent experts in the resolution of leaky building dispute resolution.

For more than thirty years, Lovegrove & Cotton have assisted the following victims of building leak disputes:

• Individual unit holders
• Body corporates
• Strata proprietors
• Strata managers

Our expert lawyers at Lovegrove & Cotton can assume conduct of claims for damages and the rectification of building leaks or leaky units from the beginning to the successful litigated conclusion of the dispute.

Class actions for leaky buildings

The firm has a high level of expertise in the coordination and running of strata community class actions against builders, contractors, building practitioners, and statutory authorities. We currently have conduct of class actions in both Victoria, the ACT, and NSW.

Justin Cotton has 20 years experience in the conduct and resolution of leaky building class actions on the Eastern Seaboard. His construction law expertise is complimented by his high level of skill in body corporate and strata community law. This firm has had conduct of body corporate matters ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars into the multimillions.

Tsigereda Lovegrove likewise has conduct of leaky building matters in Victoria in the VCAT jurisdiction.

The firm also has many years experience in the resolution of claims under the Victorian Water Act 1989, and the resolution of water ingress claims under the law of nuisance.

Articles published by our lawyers on leaky building disputes

• Leaky Buildings and Toxic Mould
• Dealing With Leaky Buildings and Knowing Your Rights 
• Leaky Building Syndrome – A Comparison Between Australia, Canada, and NZ.
• Building Defects in Apartment Buildings in Victoria: You Don’t Have To Fight the Battle Alone
• Dealing With Leaky Buildings and Knowing Your Rights 

For other articles on this topic, please see our elibrary.