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In our scheme a stand still has developed 4 years down the line since the first meeting of owners, where the developer fails to repair badly placed roof tiles.
1) The matter is lodged with the SABS to determine whether the tiles were manufactured according to standards;
2) The report received recently from the SABS (after many attempts by the trustees of our BC to get feedback from the developer) states that the tiles might have been badly placed on badly constructed supporting trusses;
3) The developer expressed his dissatisfaction with this report (of course: beacause now the developer together with the building contractors are in a spot) and requested time to further negotiate a report from the SABS;
4) Ridge tiles are slipping of and creates an opening (some places 75mm openings) where the wind forces in the minutest amount of rain;
5) Most owners suffering from water damage has no recourse - the insurer does not entertain claims because of the badly constructed roof;
6) Maintenance of the roofs is withheld, because the developer (the trustees agree) requested no action, as this will be detrimental to any claim against the tile manufacturer.
7) Maintenance of resulting damages is on the hold as well: ceilings and walls and even floor skirtings.

Question: should the trustees take the proceedings in their own hands? The strategy is to maintain a good relationship with the developers, but in the past this brought us nowhere.
Note: the development was registered with the NHBRC.