#14137

We are in a 40+ year old building with concrete cancer discovered in several of our rooms. We were hoping to do a quick renovation between tenants but obviously have to have this dealt with properly. We were not going to redo the bathroom but we are now concerned there may be a problem under the tiles too. In the 60s there was no membrane waterproofing and our builder says the tiles are drummy and a small peak shows no waterproofing under the tiles.

We are willing to pull up the tiles to check the floor and redo with proper waterproofing at our cost.

However, the strata manager informs me that we would need a new by-law for us made, accepting responsibilty for any future leaks. The by law would require a meeting with a solicitor and an EC meeting and about $1200. This seems ludicrous as we would only be improving the building. Is this a poor interpretation of the rules by the manager? Is there a sensible way around this? Can the building not just have one bylaw covering all units?