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Image: sdblack0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Pauline Tyler has won a legal battle, but not the war against a developer that took her to Queensland’s Supreme Court over her home’s solar panel installation.<\/p>\n

Pauline Tyler had a solar power system installed on her new house at Griffin Crest, near Moreton Bay. The subdivision’s developer objected to the way she went about it, stating Ms. Tyler was in breach of contract.<\/p>\n

Ms. Tyler didn’t seek permission from the developer first and the contract for her land states:<\/p>\n

“The Buyer shall submit to the Seller, plans for covenant approval indicating the size, number and location of any solar panels. Any panels that are considered by the Seller to cause visual impact or are not aesthetically pleasing, will not be approved. The Buyer shall not proceed with affixing solar panels to any roof or structure until it has received the consent in writing for the same from the Seller and then only in accordance with the terms of the Seller\u2019s consent.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Ms. Tyler sought a\u00a0 retrospective approval, this was knocked back on the grounds the panels were causing an adverse visual impact for other residents in the estate. Whether there is any actual evidence of residents complaining about the aesthetics of her solar panels isn’t clear.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the solar panels look from the road:<\/p>\n

\"Pauline

Image: Pauline Tyler<\/p><\/div>\n

Apparently, Ms. Tyler would have been permitted to shift the installation to the back of the house (southern side), but in most Australian installation scenarios south is the worst direction<\/a> solar panels can face.<\/p>\n

Contract, Meet Law<\/h2>\n

That contract wording may seem to make matters pretty cut and dried. But while you can put anything you like in a contract, that doesn’t necessarily make it legal or enforceable.<\/p>\n

Ms. Tyler dug in her heels, as did the developer, and the case wound up in the Supreme Court – with the judge ruling in her favour<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n

Since 1 January 2010, Building Act 1975<\/a> (Qld)\u00a0 has supported sustainable housing in the state by banning body corporates and developers from restricting the use of certain sustainable design measures.<\/p>\n

Pt 2 of Ch 8A of the Act details prohibitions or requirements in a contract that have no force or effect. Among those are 246O:<\/p>\n

“prohibiting the installation of a solar hot water system or photovoltaic cells on the roof or other external surface of a prescribed building.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

..in a case where:<\/p>\n

“the prohibition applies merely to enhance or preserve the external appearance of the building”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, this wasn’t the clincher for the judge. It was 246Q:<\/p>\n

“the effect of restricting the location on the roof or other external surface of a prescribed building where a solar hot water system or photovoltaic cells may be installed.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

.. in a case where the restriction:<\/p>\n

(a) applies merely to enhance or preserve the external appearance of the building; and (b) prevents a person from installing a solar hot water system or photovoltaic cells on the roof or other external surface of the building.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even if that hadn’t applied, the judge said 246S would have – that deals with withholding consent and it preventing a person from installing a solar hot water or solar power system.<\/p>\n

Ms. Tyler may have won, but it was a bittersweet victory due to being left out of pocket thousands of dollars, even with costs awarded. It also turned out to be a brief victory as the developer isn’t done yet – the ruling is being appealed.<\/p>\n

Law Vs. Justice<\/h2>\n

Ms. Tyler finds herself in the position of again having to cough up a bunch of cash in order to keep fighting. A fundraiser page<\/a> has been set up to assist with the legal costs, which will be substantial.<\/p>\n

“Individual solar ownership is at risk here, the government changed the law to make sure this exact situation did not happen, but this developer thinks they are above the law and it appears justice is only accessible to those who can afford it,” states the page.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, law and justice can be very different things at times and the party with the deepest pockets can win through appeals that exhaust the financial resources of the other party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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