Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 No 84 (as at 03 December 2007), Public Act

17 Common areas only claim
  • The criteria are that the claimant is the representative of the owners of the dwellinghouses in the multi-unit complex to which the claim relates; and—

    • (a) a common area in the complex was built (or alterations giving rise to the claim were made to it) before 1 January 2012 and within the period of 10 years immediately before the day on which the claim is brought; and

    • (b) water has penetrated the complex because of some aspect of its design, construction, or alteration, or of materials used in its construction or alteration; and

    • (c) the penetration of water—

      • (i) has caused damage to the common area; but

      • (ii) has not caused damage to any dwellinghouse in the complex.