Sydney cracked unit owners to pay $1m levy

The owners of units in the cracked Mascot Towers building have been given until August 1 to pay a special levy worth thousands of dollars for each unit owned.

Owners of apartments in a cracked Sydney complex have been told they have just weeks to come up with more than a million dollars to cover emergency repairs. Source: SBS

Owners of apartments in a cracked Sydney complex have been told they have just weeks to come up with more than a million dollars to cover emergency repairs and other costs.

Mascot Towers, in the city's south, was evacuated on Friday night after engineers became concerned about cracks in the primary support structure and facade masonry of the 10-year-old building on Bourke Street.

The Mascot Towers building is seen in Mascot, Sydney, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Source: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Residents in about half of the 122 units that were considered partly accessible have since been told they can briefly return to collect personal items under escort from management and security.

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