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Who Pays When Toilet Tanks Burst?

The Toronto Star − Condo Living Section
Condo Living sent the following question to Shlomo Sharon, President, Taft Forward Property Management Group

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I am inquiring about damage to other units caused by, for example, a toilet tank or a washer bursting in a top-floor unit.
I have been told that if the toilet tank bursts as a result of negligence by the unit owner, then the unit owner (or the owner's insurance) pays for the damage to the other units.  But if the bursting was not the result of the unit owner's negligence, then the condominium corporation (or the condominium corporation's insurance) is responsible for repairing the damage to the other units.

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Washers Exempt From Heat Limits

The Toronto Star − Condo Living Section
Condo Living sent the following question to Shlomo Sharon, President, Taft Forward Property Management Group

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Plumbing codes state that when hot water tanks are replaced, a valve must be installed on the tank to cut the water temperature down to 49C.  This, I feel, has created problems because the water in my dishwasher is not hot enough to thoroughly clean the dishes.  Is it possible to add a valve with a new line in order to solve the problem?  Who pays for the new valve line to correct this?  Also, what happens to condos that have a central heating system?

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Smoker Has to Close Door

The Toronto Star − Condo Living Section
Condo Living sent the following question to Shlomo Sharon, President, Taft Forward Property Management Group

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We have a unit owner who insists on keeping his front door open, wedged with a piece of wood. He is a heavy smoker and the hall reeks from tobacco smoke. He has been asked to keep his door closed, but he insists on keeping it open. I'm afraid that if he falls asleep smoking, it is dangerous for all of us on the floor - and he has had a fire in his unit. The property management will do nothing about this problem. Can you give me a suggestion on how we can rectify this problem?

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