By Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 17:05 BST, 14 April 2019 | Updated: 17:08 BST, 14 April 2019
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Residents still can't move back into almost half the apartments of the Opal Tower - more than three months after hundreds of residents were evacuated.
The final rectification works on the tower at Sydey Olympic Park have only just gotten the go-ahead, despite being expected to start last month, The Daily Telegraph reports.
A spokeswoman for building company Icon confirmed 169 of the 392 apartments still aren't ready for people to move back in.
More than 200 residents of the high rise were evacuated on Christmas Eve last year, when cracks found in the building sparked fears it could collapse.
More than 200 residents of the Sydney Olympic Park high rise were evacuated on Christmas Eve last year, when cracks found in the building sparked fears it could collapse
The building's owners' corporation has formed a deal with Icon and its Japanese parent company Kajima Corporation to extend the warranty on the 36-storey tower.
This is meant to give residents peace of mind and make sure they're covered if any other faults in the building are detected in the future, according to the Owners' corporations chairman Shady Eskander.
A statement is set to be released on Monday with the exact details of the warranty, as
