A Building Owner intending to carry out certain work has a strict legal obligation to serve notice in writing upon any Adjoining Owner who may be affected by such work.
Adjoining Owners can agree or disagree with what is proposed. Where they disagree, the Act provides a mechanism for resolving disputes, whereby surveyors are appointed to make an award.
A Building Owner intending to carry out certain work has a strict legal obligation to serve notice in writing upon any Adjoining Owner who may be affected by such work.
An Adjoining Owner is an occupier or owner of land, buildings, storeys or rooms adjoining those of the building owner and for the purposes only of section 6 within the distances specified in that section.