isy – so far as my response to kingst ‘s post (#1) is concerned, I was coming from the position that as the “mould infestation” referred to wouldn’t have appeared overnight, that on the basis of personal experiences just maybe he/she or the Property Manager was aware of the leakage and hadn’t bothered to advise the Owners Corporation (O/C) until the tenant vacated and subsequent hits to the hip pocket arose, at which time the first reaction was, as too often occurs, to immediately look to the O/C for some kind of “reimbursement”.
That’s why, and in accord with your Lawyer’s conclusion, my post (#2) included the qualifier “unless the O/C can be proven negligent” to my suggestion that kingst should ask the question of his Insurers regarding that “reimbursement” if the cause of the leakage could be considered a defined event.
Oh and by the way, I’m never offended in the slightest by contrary opinions, and never afraid to learn something new about Strata from the knowledge and experiences of others.
Which may be just as well, if my perceptions about the circumstances above are incorrect!