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Whale said:
mmvilleowner, the wall between Units is Common Property, and the maintenance / repair of anything within it (like plumbing) that serves both Units, either totally or in part, is the responsibility of the Owners Corporation (OC).
So your OC should have attended to the original repair, where its Building Insurance would cover the investigative works involved.
The problem that you describe may be due to galvanic corrosion, that occurs most commonly in hot water pipes where there's condensation on the outer surface of a copper pipe, and that pipe is touching something galvanised; like the tip of a nail or pipe saddle.
If the mark on the wall that you described is a dark green, galvanic corrosion may be the problem, and it will need to be repaired as the corrosion will eventually eat through the copper pipe.
I believe that you're right about the rent issue; if the Unit's habitable.
Thanks, that's very useful information/tips, will pass on… appreciated…