That’s true, but not relevant to this question. Stratalearner didn’t buy a house with a balcony, he/she bought a flat where the balcony is part of common property, not his/her own. And he/she is not allowed to go ahead and fix it without permission of the OC. And in any case, it’s the OC that is supposed to fix it – they are funded (by the owners) to do these things.