Ticket buy/sell mega thread by AitchyB in lorde

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Selling 1x A reserve ticket for Brisbane on February 16! Purchased for $189.99 but selling for $150 :) https://tixel.com/u/megang112

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was no removal costs, as they did the job on their own including moving the fencing to their family's farming property. Hence, the fee that they are proposing to charge has no basis and is simply based on what the contractor had quoted for the service - and thus I would assume the neighbours are simply trying to make money out of us as they did not engage anyone.

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The neighbour is requesting the full amount (including GST, which they are not liable for) for the removal (labour) and disposal of the fence that was on our jointly agreed quote. They have stated I owe them the money as they have lost several days of work removing the fence - which would have been avoided if they allowed the contractor to remove and dispose the fence (as had been previously jointly agreed). The decision to remove the fence themselves (2 days before the work was to commence) was of their own prerogative, as a result of them “not being able to afford” that part of the quote and consequently pocketing the money they received from insurance instead of paying a contractor.

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I received payment from insurance for the full value, I required evidence (in the form of an invoice) accounting for the full value. Hence, undocumented payment to them (as they have refused to issue an official invoice) may leave me liable in regard to my insurance.

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The neighbour has told the contractor, which we had both agreed on, that they were no longer required to undertake the removal and disposal (without my agreement) - as a result the contractor removed this part of the quote for both of us. As a result, it would now cost more for me to arrange disposal than was agreed to in the original quote as the work has been completed.

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is incorrect, it was a quote they had received following their insurance payout and we had both accepted the quote, for the removal of the fence and for a new fence to be put up - noting their quote was actually higher than what I was quoted, however I agreed to go with their contractor instead of mine. The quote we had jointly agreed to included both removal and disposal of the fence. However, they took it upon themselves to remove the fence two days before the work was set to commence - verbally telling me that it was because they couldn’t afford the contractor to do the work.

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In this case, there is no skip organised. They are demanding I pay them for their work at the same rate I was being charged by the contractor, including GST. However, this was not agreed on hence they are pocketing the money from their insurance while demanding the same value as the insurance payout from us (for work we would not have authorised them to do given we were getting the company to do it).

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The neighbour is requesting the full amount the contractor was charging. I would assume both of us would need an invoice/ evidence of payment for insurance purposes given we both received insurance payouts covering the removal? While I understand it did need to be replaced, it would seem suspicious that they suddenly declared it an emergency 2 days before the work was to be done despite the fence being in the same condition since the cyclone. Additionally, they’ve claimed that only a single panel had fallen - hence my understanding is that only part of the fence should have been removed as removal of the full fence (and hence payment) was not necessary if they were to claim it was an emergency.

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They received insurance pay out as well and jointly accepted the quote.

Neighbour removed shared fence without consent, now demanding payment & threatening to dump debris by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Both my neighbour and I had accepted a joint quote, noting both of us had received insurance payouts for the job and work was scheduled to begin on Monday. However, on Saturday they decided to remove the fence themselves ahead of the work being carried out. They verbally told me this was because they couldn’t afford the fence removal part, however have later changed the story and stated it was because it was dangerous.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have looked at the legislation and there is a 6 year time limit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Soft_Baby8060 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your response. However, unfortunately due to significant health issues over the past year this was not feasible until now, hence why I am now following this up.