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Jimmy could not have said it any better, his advice is pretty well spot on, if I can add anything it would be to get in front of the game, may I suggest that you have a talk with Suzie Broome of Makinson & d’Adice Lawyers and talk about the noise issue, but also put her on notice that she may need to get a court injunction to stop any work that may start, without your permission.
If work does start I would wait till enough work is done to stop the use of the dumb waiter and then get an injunction and you win both ways as the dumb waiter noise will be gone and the the Court will require that the Owners properly deal with the issues of By Laws, Council approval etc.
We can help everyone to see that the approvals and works are moved forward to the benefit of all concerned, however this can’t happen if all parties don’t want to participate.
Best of Luck. Go and have a talk to Suzie and at least find out what your options and rights are, you can then plan a way forward.