【Owner fined over $150,000 for failing to comply with a statutory notice for Mandatory Window Inspection】

Hey hey hey!  #Stay away from legal trouble!  A decade could take a toll on you and your building without proper maintenance.  The Buildings Department has launched the #Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme.  Owners of private buildings aged 10 years or more and exceeding 3 storeys are required to appoint a qualified person to carry out window inspection upon receipt of statutory notices.  

An owner was fined $150,000 for failing to comply with a statutory notice for Mandatory Building Inspection...  The penalty is the highest amount imposed so far among similar cases.  

Build & Ding Reminders:
Pursuant to section 40(1BD) of the Buildings Ordinance, any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a statutory notice served on him commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 ($25,000 at present) and to imprisonment for 3 months, as well as a further fine of $2,000 for each day that the offence has continued.  

Press release
Layman’s Guide on Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme

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