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Flatchatter

    Hi Peter,

    This is a problem often faced by strata managers who are faced with the demand that they, or the owners corporation, help to recover damages from the lot responsible for the leak. I think you sense that this is not the OC’s responsibility and indeed it is not.

    If the OC were to be party to any claim it would be acting outside its authority / duty which is narrowly defined as repairing and maintaining Common Property. That said it would be reasonable for the OC to share with the lot owner any evidence it has as to the effects of the leak. If a leak in one lot has reached another lot, then presumably the water passed through common property raising the question of whether it did any common property damage  to the slab and whether this was properly dried out etc.

    In essence I agree that this is not a matter requiring the attention of the OC.

    John Hutchinson
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