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Our complex had a by-law drawn up to say that the bathrooms and internal plumbing were the responsibility of the individual owners. We were forced to do this as owners would take matters into their own hands (get someone in to “fix” something in their bathrooms) but when it didn't work, or got worse, they would contact the EC to fix it!
We also had owners who would not take matters into their own hands (ie not bother to look into that leaking water) and waited until it caused considerable damage then contacted the EC presumably for a new bathroom!
By drawing up this bylaw not only will owners be forced to take responsibility of their own places, for the maintenance, for ensuring correct works are carried out. At least we hope it does.
It is a fact of life that people will want to carry out renovations in their units. Especially as a complex gets older and needs updating. Some may do so without permission do to ignorance. Some due to arrogance. The problem is, the EC/OC has to protect themselves against any repercussions of “dodgy” works, or the home handyman who chisels up the tiles on his floor and tries tiling himself! That is why we had this bylaw drawn up. Only time will tell if it has really done the job.