Illegal Renovation? One Old Text Message Changed Who Paid for Repairs

A single old text message decided who paid for the illegal renovation. A tenant-owner association was ready to bill a member after a kitchen wall came down without approval — sawdust in the stairwell, concrete dust on the railings, and a repair quote thick as a brick. Then someone found a two-year-old text from a former chairman approving the work, and the liability question flipped. - Informal approvals matter: a chairman's text can count as evidence, even without formal board minutes - Under the Tenant-Owner Act and Rent Tribunal practice, who authorized the work can shift who carries the repair cost - Before sending a bill or a repair claim, search old inboxes and message threads — the decisive document is often already there If your board is stuck in this exact argument, the provision and matching case law usually already exist — book a demo of LEGALDIGM and find them with the source attached.