Osborne v Auckland Council - [2013] 3 NZLR 182

Building — Construction and control — Weathertight homes — Whether dwellinghouse claim to Weathertight Homes Tribunal time-barred — Whether house “built” when building consent granted or code of compliance certificate given — Whether timeous claim for alterations rendered claim for original construction timeous — Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006, s 14(a).

Practice and procedure — Limitation — Construction cases — Ten year “longstop” — Whether house “built” when building consent granted or code of compliance certificate given — Whether timeous claim for alterations rendered claim for original construction timeous — Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006, s 14(a).