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Not meaning to have a go at you.
But trying to say that getting these things fixed is often a lot more easily said than done. In my experience, it’s rarely simple.
For example building defects are not always the responsibility of the OC. It’s only when the building defect affects common property that the OC is fully responsible. Lawyers and OC management companies have told us this. So first up it might be wise for an OC to establish responsibilities – which are not always obvious. In one of the OCs where I am a member, there were water leaks. But these were partly coming from terraces/balconies that in Victoria can be an owner responsibility to repair and maintain (owners can be responsible for tiles and waterproof membranes in Victoria). The OC decided to get repairs done anyway (and always attended to acute issues) and were then threatened with legal action by non affected owners who didn’t want to contribute to the repairs.
But back to the original problem. Regardless of how the problem will be solved, acute problems like yours need immediate actions while the long term solution is found.