Bella Vista case: Judge hands out $150,000 in fines for Building Act breaches
28 Apr, 2021 04:55 AM
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Former director of Bella Vista Homes Ltd Danny Cancian. Photo / File
A judge has dealt out more than $150,000 in fines to parties found guilty of Building Act breaches linked to the failed Bella Vista development.
The sentencing comes more than a year since the District Court trial started and more than three years since 21 homes in the development were evacuated by the Tauranga City Council and the saga began.
In a decision released today, Judge Paul Mabey QC sentenced five parties involved in the development and found guilty of Building Act breaches after being prosecuted by the council.
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The tops of all 16 Bella Vista houses on Lakes Boulevard have been earmarked for removal.
The tops of all 16 Bella Vista houses on Lakes Boulevard have been earmarked for removal.
Tauranga ratepayers have paid more than $6 million to help cover the city council s prosecution and operational costs following the Bella Vista Homes fallout. And ratepayer representatives say people are fed up with the continued ongoing costs related to the saga.
In March 2018, 21 homes and building sites that were part of the failed Bella Vista Homes development at The Lakes were evacuated due to safety fears. Tauranga City Council later prosecuted five parties connected to the subdivision with a raft of charges relating to breaches of the Building Act.
Both were acquitted on four charges. The Bella Vista Homes debacle began after Bella Vista Homes went into liquidation in November 2017. From there council inspectors found building defects and unsafe construction despite some being signed-off by council inspectors. This resulted in a $14.2 million buyout of the homes by Tauranga City Council, as well as a raft of charges being laid against companies who carried out work on the development. The Engineer Limited, along with its director Bruce Cameron, were each convicted on six charges relating to four properties. Blocklayer Darrell Joseph was convicted on three charges relating to three properties.