Seismic-strengthening for Jackson St building
Construction work is underway on the building at the heart of New Zealand’s first seismic-strengthening prosecution.
Alura Ltd was fined $37,500 after it pleaded guilty in the Hutt Valley District Court in 2018 to a charge brought against it by the Hutt City Council after repeated attempts to get the company to bring the earthquake-prone Lower Hutt building up to standard.
Directors Jitesh and Jigesha Govind had been issued a compliance notice for their property at 307 Jackson St, Petone, in 2008.
Around the time of the prosecution, the council also issued a notice for occupants to vacate the building, so it could be strengthened or demolished. The Govinds had faced a maximum fine of $200,000.
Jitesh Govind confirmed seismic strengthening work had begun but declined to comment further.
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