Collaroy Resident Deadset Suing Council & Real Estate Over Storm Damage

One of the owners of 10 waterfront homes rooted by the #SydneyStorm, in Collaroy on the Northern Beaches, is legitimately looking to sue the local council – and the real estate agency from which he bought the property – for the damage incurred.

Homeowner Tony Cagorski said he would “follow every course he can” to take both to court, claiming he wasn’t ever warned about the potential risks of buying a home right by the bloody sea

“Nobody said anything (about the risk). The previous owners should have told us. I’m going to follow every course I can,” he told The Australian. “Councils have a duty of care to their residents. Nobody warned me. No joke. The real estate, the council, anybody. Nobody warned me.”
That contradicts what the Northern Beaches Council is saying; residents were apparently consulted on a coastal management plan back in 2014, and have since been “well aware” of their ability to apply for a protective seawall.
The catch is that residents have to fork out the dosh for its construction, which could be as much as $140,000 each for a $10 million seawall.
 
Look, we get that having part of your home or backyard – and, as in one case, an entire underground swimming pool – eaten by the sea is pretty devastating, but to argue no one warned you of the risks associated with buying a waterfront home before you signed the dotted line? Doesn’t really fly.
Section 149 certificates, which are legally 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”.
i.e. it’s your risk to take.
We’ll see where this one goes.
Source: The Australian.
Photo: John’s Weather Channel / Facebook.

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