Builder facing legal action over alleged defects awarded $22,000 government grant

A Victorian building company facing legal action over alleged apartment defects has been awarded a $22,000 federal government grant to improve its business.

Meanwhile, legal fees continue to mount for the apartment owners locked in an ongoing legal fight with the builder, Shangri-La Construction.

In July, Melbourne woman Tamara Railton-Stewart told ABC's 7.30 that expert reports and legal fees alone had cost the 10 apartment owners in her building complex about $500,000.

The company denies the allegations against it and is defending its workmanship in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

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