Question: Who is responsible for repairing a pipe that passes through common property, but only services one unit?
Our strata building of 6 was built in the late 60’s. There is a hot water pipe under the ground floor (common property) servicing one single unit and it appears to have a leak according to tradesmen renovating the unit.
This pipe services only that unit and no other unit taps into it. Who is responsible for repairing a pipe that passes through common property, but only services one unit?
Answer: If the pipe only serves that lot and is not within any common property wall then that would fall on the individual owner as his or her responsibility. However, if the pipe is within a common property wall it would fall on the Owners Corporation as its responsibility to maintain and repair.
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