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Maybe wise to check with a lawyer first but ….. can you turn off the water to that particular apartment?
Advise the Lot owner that it is an emergency as water is damaging other people’s property.
Explain that you will need a plumber to inspect the source of the water leak and repair it before the water can be turned on again.
The Lot owner who is refusing access while the problem gets worse may have to contribute some money for rectification even if it is found that the issue is with common property and should ordinarily be the responsibility of the owners corporation.
The justification would be the owners corporation has suffered an economic loss caused by the negligence of the Lot owner who refused permission to have the pipes inspected and repaired in a timely manner.
The owners corporation could perhaps sue for damages to compensate for their ‘harm’.