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Noting you have it in writing that the OC owns the fence and you have an identified safety issue, you need to focus on the safety issue.
All correspondence must be in writing to protect yourself and ensure responsibility remains with the OC and the committee retains ownership of the safety issue. This will ensure they are responsible for any adverse event.
I suggest you write an email noting the OC ownership of the wall in their correspondence of xx date and that you have since obtained an engineer’s report outlining the safety issues.
Attach the report to the email. Ask them to urgently attend to the safety issue. Also, ask for a timeline on when it will be rectified. Keep diligent records of the whole matter from your initial contact with the OC. Take lots of photos, especially where there is current damage to the wall.
Maybe a fellow Flatchatter can advise if the OC will then be personally liable should an incident occur.
Finally, keep personalities out of the issue, Just the facts, totally unemotional and factual. Your requirement is for a safe resolution to a potentially dangerous situation.