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03/04/2022 at 9:24 am
#62299
If it’s a leak from a common property wall into the lot, it’s a CP issue. If it’s a leak from the lot into the CP wall it’s still a CP concern to get the owner to fix it.
Don’t know where this “Lot property until proven otherwise” idea comes from. The Book of Bush Lawyerisms (Strata Edition), perhaps.
The owners corporation, as represented by the strata committee, has a legally enforceable duty to maintain and repair common property. They can work out who to charge for the repairs later. The SC’s priority MUST be to establish the cause of the leak and then take appropriate action.