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126: Territorial authority may carry out work
or “If the building owner doesn't fix the problem, the local council can ask a judge for permission to do the work themselves and make the owner pay for it.”
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“Tearing down buildings can be part of fixing dangerous or unhealthy buildings.”

When a building is considered dangerous, affected, or insanitary, the work that needs to be done might include tearing down the whole building or just a part of it. This is allowed under the law. You can find more details about this in section 124(2)(c) and section 126 of the Building Act 2004.

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Next up: 128: Prohibition on using dangerous, affected, or insanitary building

or “You can't use or let others use a building if the local council says it's unsafe.”
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Special provisions for dangerous, affected, and insanitary buildings: Powers of territorial authorities in respect of dangerous, affected, or insanitary buildings

127Building work includes demolition of building

  1. Any work required or authorised to be done under section 124(2)(c) or section 126 may include the demolition of all or part of a building.

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    • Section 127: amended, on , by section 33 of the Building Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 100).