@KennyC said:
Thanks for the tip Jimmy.This may be a bit off the core subject but doesn’t the real estate agent selling the unit have a duty of disclosure regarding this to the buyer.
Even if there is a duty of dsiclosure, right no the Agent has nothing officially to doicsclose. Until such times as your EC or strta manager sends a Notice To Comply, there is nothing in writing to say that these alterations are anything but kosher. Perhaps as a preemptory move, someone in authority should send a letter to the owner’s solicitor informing them that the issue of illegal alterations will be raised at the next EC meeting and that in the meantime they should advise prospective buyers of this. You could also copy it to the RE agent.
When I sold an investment unit recently I had to sign a paper saying that I had not made any unauthorised changes to the unit. I don’t know if that is mandatory but it happened very late in the process (at settlement, I think).