This Policy outlines how we identify and manage buildings that may be categorised as dangerous or insanitary. This Policy outlines a clear process for assessing the buildings and ensuring they are safe.

They can generally be described as:

• ·        Dangerous building: A building that is likely to structurally fail, poses a fire hazard, and/or could potentially cause serious injury or death to anyone inside or nearby, as well as damage to surrounding buildings or property.

• ··       Insanitary building: A building which is offensive or poses a health risk due to its location or construction and/or lacks access to a potable water supply and/or proper sanitary facilities.

Ensuring that all buildings in our district are safe and do not pose any risks to the health or safety of those inside or nearby is a priority. In accordance with the Building Act 2004, we must have a Policy to manage these buildings.

When a building is determined as being dangerous and/or insanitary, our first responsibility is keeping members of our community safe. 

We will perform our responsibilities under section 124 of the Building Act 2004. This may include but is not limited to: 

1. Issuing a written notice notifying the work required to be carried out on the building to reduce or remove the danger or to prevent the building from remaining insanitary, 
2. Putting up a hoarding or a fence to prevent people from approaching the building, 
3. Attaching a notice that warns people not to approach the building, 
4. Placing a notice on the determined building that prevents people from using it, and
5. Restricting entry to the building for particular purposes or particular persons or groups of persons.    

If building owners, occupants or other members of the public fail to comply with the requirements of a notice within the stated time period, this can lead to an infringement notice being served or prosecution.

You can let our team know by doing one of the following:

• coming in and seeing our customer services team in either of the Te Aroha, Morrinsville or Matamata offices
• calling 07 884 0060
• emailing [email protected]
• using our make a complaint form
• reporting it via the Antenno app
• using our contact us form.