The owners corp may have responsibility for the cistern, since it’s on common property, but they don’t have to replace like for like.
A compromise would be to get a financial contribution based on the cost of the cheapest option, with the owner then replacing the cistern with a similar model but accepting a by-law giving them ongoing responsibility for the cistern and related pipework.
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