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06/07/2017 at 9:48 am
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The fundamental problem here is if you say the gate latch or hinge failed and tenants were observe misusing it and that led to further damage, it’s hard to blame them without the owners corp accepting some responsibility.
There is no limit on an owners corp’s responsibility for maintaining and repairing common property. You could argue that the lot owner had a responsibility too, but the whole thing would be so complicated that the owners corp would be better off paying for the gate repair and taking the opportunity to send out a warning to all owners that they have a duty to report problems with common property on their lots.