Yard ‘covered in rubble’ for months after retaining wall collapses in Perth – Up News Info

A Perth woman has been in a six-month battle with her neighbours, builders and the council to have a wall thats crumbled into their backyard pool fixed.

Justine Challender said it sounded like an earthquake when the limestone retaining wall between her familys Ellenbrook home and her neighbours collapsed without warning almost six months ago.

Her backyard looks like a disaster zone, with debris from the wall scattered in and around her backyard pool.

Ms Challender has been told it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to fixed, but her insurance wont cover it.

Thats because the wall belongs to her neighbours, who dont have insurance.

Its their wall, which has been stipulated by several engineers and engineers reports we have the wall was built to support the properties up the back, Ms Challender told .

The local council has said the wall is not their concern as its on private property and an investigation is currently underway into whether the builder or developer is responsible for the damage.

But until thats complete, the Challenders have been given no option but to tolerate the damage.

Engineers said in order to clear the rubble, the neighbours will have to remove their shed and pool.

Ms Challender said with those stipulations, theres been no end in sight.

Other neighbours have taken steps to protect their own property.

Scaffolding has been installed on one side, while fence-mate Jason French said he set up an exclusion zone, fearing it was a disaster waiting to happen.

It could just as easily happen on our side any minute, Mr French said. The Challenders are meeting with lawyers next week and hope for a quick resolution.

Were determined to get this fixed, Ms Challender said.

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