Victoria’s Division of Shopper Affairs is taking motion in opposition to an unregistered builder that it says failed to finish work for seven separate customers after taking deposits for jobs.
The builder, who is known as as Mark (Najy) Rayes of Cranbourne within the watchdog’s courtroom filings, allegedly accepted greater than $100,000 in funds from Melbourne residents for providers that he didn’t present.
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Shopper Affairs is claiming that Rayes agreed to a number of main home constructing contracts with customers whereas not registered as a builder and failed to finish the work. The work spanned each development work associated to residences in addition to landscaping.
Additional, the watchdog additionally alleges that the builder demanded extreme deposits for the roles that he didn’t end.
The physique has stated he’s now dealing with 28 fees below the Australian Shopper Regulation and the Home Constructing Contracts Act 1995.
In Victoria, builders who carry out work valued at greater than $10,000 should be registered with the Victorian Constructing Authority (VBA) by regulation. A listing of all of the certified tradespeople within the state is offered on the VBA’s web site.
Victorians who use an unregistered builder are susceptible to having no safety from poor-quality work and received’t be coated by home constructing insurance coverage.
Shopper Affairs Victoria director Nicole Wealthy defined that the physique started investigating after listening to from a number of the customers who had handled Reyes, emphasising the misery that he had brought about them.
“Everybody ought to be capable to anticipate that builders are suitability certified to do the job they’re employed to do, full the work, and achieve this inside an inexpensive time-frame,” she stated.
“Individuals spend some huge cash on constructing and renovations – for a lot of, it’s one of the crucial important investments they make,” Wealthy stated.
She urged all Victorians in search of somebody to finish constructing or renovation work to verify with the VBA to make sure they’re property licensed and registered.
“Failing to make use of a certified builder can put customers’ cash at appreciable threat,” Wealthy added.
