The approved scope of that work has been put to tender by an engineering group. Loading One unit owner, who did not want to be named, said he hid under a blanket when he heard of the possible $5.1 million repair bill, and said the financial pressure could leave him “destitute”. Another resident was concerned the special levy would be a “drop in the bucket” and costs would be added in the future. He asked to borrow money from his bank to pay the repair bills, but was told he couldn't increase his loan. He said he would sell an investment property to raise funds. The building's management on Monday said they continued to monitor "the structural integrity" of the towers due to "sheer cracking" to the transfer beam in the underground car park.

Documents showed Mascot Towers' owners corporation last year voted to launch legal action against several parties, including Bayside Council and an engineering firm, over "new slip joint defects". They resolved to initiate proceedings against parties, including the council and an engineering firm, over "negligence, misleading and deceptive conduct", a July 11 letter from Strata Choice said. The residents had to arrange temporary accommodation after they were told to leave their homes on Friday night. Credit:Louise Kennerley "The claims against the parties are for negligence, misleading and deceptive conduct and it was resolved to appoint Grace Lawyers to provide legal services to the owners corporation." "The claims are different to the previous claim made against the builder and the developer," the letter said.

A Bayside Council spokesman was not aware of any legal action involving the council, however, it is understood the proceedings remain on foot. A Mascot Towers spokesman would not speculate on the cause of the damage and evacuation. "Hey Premier, we're having zero support," residents wrote in a message at the unit complex on Tuesday. Credit:Louise Kennerley He said the building management and the owners' corporation would ask NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian for emergency assistance for owners who had to pay for temporary accommodation. “Reports that we receive as to the building structure will be made available to the state government to assist progress on this matter," the spokesman said in a statement on Monday.

Loading "We will wait for the engineers to report. Our priority is to do what we can to assist owners and residents and to encourage the Premier to get the state government to assist also.” Better Regulation Minister Kevin Anderson said he believed more needed to be done to support displaced rental tenants and was in ongoing discussions on Tuesday night to look at what else could be done. The building's owners and tenants will have separate meetings with engineers, building and strata managers and representatives from Fair Trading NSW on Thursday. While many residents don't know when they'll return home, some have been allowed back into their apartments under security escort to retrieve personal items.