I have a proposed double storey approved by council, but an objector behind me has appealed to VCAT. A mediation has been scheduled by VCAT for January.
Today I noticed a forthcoming auction sign in the objectors house!!!
All this time wasted prolonging the submission with his appeals, and now with the wait for VCAT, and he was going to sell!! Bah!!!
My question is, can this be used to my advantage?
Surely the tribunal are not going to take his objections seriously if the council has approved and he is selling...
Is it worth writing a letter to VCAT alerting them to this and querying whether the meeting will go ahead (I really can't afford to take the time off work for that day).
Anyone been in a similar situation? Do VCAT dismiss the case, or does it proceed and the forthcoming auction bear no relevance?
If it goes ahead am I eligible to claim costs (eg preparation, day off work) if it is dismissed or won by me due to this?
Surely he can't argue a stupid reason that my proposal is forcing him to sell...because at the moment nothing has been officially approved due to his appeal..
Thanks heaps!
Today I noticed a forthcoming auction sign in the objectors house!!!
All this time wasted prolonging the submission with his appeals, and now with the wait for VCAT, and he was going to sell!! Bah!!!
My question is, can this be used to my advantage?
Surely the tribunal are not going to take his objections seriously if the council has approved and he is selling...
Is it worth writing a letter to VCAT alerting them to this and querying whether the meeting will go ahead (I really can't afford to take the time off work for that day).
Anyone been in a similar situation? Do VCAT dismiss the case, or does it proceed and the forthcoming auction bear no relevance?
If it goes ahead am I eligible to claim costs (eg preparation, day off work) if it is dismissed or won by me due to this?
Surely he can't argue a stupid reason that my proposal is forcing him to sell...because at the moment nothing has been officially approved due to his appeal..
Thanks heaps!