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Henrietta,
Do you know if the dodgy renos were approved by the OC before they were done and if there was an exclusive use by-law passed and registered? This could be the key to who is responsible for fixing that particular issue. If the OC approved the works correctly then the OC should be protected and if the by-law is in place and places obligations on the lot owner to maintain, then if the owner refuses to fix, the OC may be able to enforce the obligations of the by-law through an application for an order through Fair Trading..
In relation to the matter of providing for the tenants to have access to a bathroom, what ever happened to a sense of community, our neighbours were renovating their bathroom, so we welcomed their family to use our bathroom for about a week. Fixing a bathroom does not make a whole unit unusable… What would you do if you lived in a house and needed to do these works?
Mr S