The new owner of an apartment serves a writ of summons on the vendor of the apartment. The former party alleges that the walls are suffering from advancing damp as a result of which the apartment does not have the properties that the buyer might have expected. However, the court rules that the buyer has complained too late and, moreover, that it is not the case that each defect results in non-conformity: the apartment can be used for normal residential purposes.
The plumbing system appears to be leaking following the delivery of a new-build dwelling. Since the architect was present on behalf of the client at the time that this plumbing was incorrectly installed and said nothing about it, the Arbitration Board for Construction Companies rules that the building contractor is liable for 80% of the damage and the client is liable for 20%.
