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jaybee said:
JimmyT said:
This is the oldest trick in the book. Yes, you are responsible for the paint in your home but, more to the point, the Owners Corporation is responsible for the damage to your property caused in the repair of common property. Send them a bill.
Unless specified otherwise, Common Property is the responsibility of the OC. Apart from the fact that the damage was the OC responsibility, if the wall is CP, the OC is responsible for the wall. Paint is part of the wall. I can't find anywhere that says that paint on the internal surfaces of CP is excluded, although it seems to be generally accepted that you own “from the paint in”. It seems ridiculous, but could it be that the OC is responsible for repainting the internal surfaces of CP walls, ceilings etc, or that special by-laws should be required to allow for the lot owners to do so?