@JimmyT said:
That’s true if the owner is still there when the damage or alterations become evident. But if the renovating owner sells and the new owner doesn’t become aware until later that common property has been altered, then the repair and maintenance of the altered common property falls back on the Owners Corp – that’s why you need watertight by-laws that leave a paper trail of changes.
That happened to me, a building inspection showed a excess moisture in an internal wall. A plumber could not find a leak in the wall, but the new tiles in the shower were laid over remnants of the old original tiles. The tiles moved and some cracked so I had the leaks sealed, at my expense, but eventually I will need to gut out the old and have a new bathroom built.
Once a bylaw is in place, eg. for solar panels, air conditioner installation, television antenna, etc., then all benefit, and I think, do not have to get an additional by-law again, for the same things.
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