Geraets [2023] BPB CB26264 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB26264
- LBP number: BP115788
- Region: Northland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Design 2
- Decision date: 20 December 2023
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent designed and built a residential dwelling. The house leaked throughout the build and continued to leak after the Respondent had attempted remediation. Whilst the Board had no doubt that leaks were occurring, there was insufficient evidence to establish the cause of those leaks and, as such, that the Respondent’s conduct was the cause. Accordingly, the Board decided that there was insufficient evidence to make a disciplinary finding.