The Auckland City Council is expected to announce today that it will not certify hundreds of existing plaster-clad homes without a cavity to drain away water.
Thursday, December 4th 2003, 6:50AM
by The Landlord
Other councils are likely to follow, causing stress to thousands of people who have still to get their homes legally certified. This is likely to make these homes harder to sell.
Sources have told the Herald that the council will not issue a code of compliance certificate for any residential properties with a monolithic cladding system without a cavity.