One month after residents were forced to flee Sydneyās Mascot Towers thereās still no word on when they may be able to return to their homes or what caused the buildingās current condition.
Residents of the complexās 132 units were evacuated on June 14 after engineers became concerned about continued cracking in the buildingās primary support structure and facade masonry.
On Sunday, the Mascot Towers Owners Corporation announced that engineers were still continuing in their assessments of the building ā which continued to show āfurther signs of stabilisationā.
However, āquestions surrounding costs of repairs, timings and the cause are all dependent on consultantās advice and cannot be answered at this time,ā the corporation said in an update on Sunday.
Those who called the beleaguered building home are still living in alternative accommodation, but can now access their apartments six days a week to retrieve items.
The IGA supermarket on the bottom floor of the building has also now re-opened.
In the meantime, the corporation has urged owners of the units to make submissions to a NSW parliamentary inquiry into the stateās building standards.
The inquiry, led by Greens MP David Shoebridge, will look at the role of private certification in protecting building standards, the adequacy of consumer protections for owners of new buildings, limitations on insurance and compensation schemes.
The NSW government has also committed to appointing a building commissioner with the Premier saying an announcement was āimminentā.
āWeāve been working very hard on that matter and Iām hopeful by the end of the month, if not next month,ā she told reporters on Sunday.
āIt will be imminent, I imagine in the next few weeks.ā
-AAP
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