[mykalberta]

Yah, after living in a condo for 7 years the only advice I can give with this kind of situation is now is not the time to be "nice".

No matter what you think of the board or individual board members there will always be a cheap fk on the board that will try to screw you. Dont let it happen. I wouldnt even bother getting an estimate.

I would go through your own insurance company and have them fix the damage inside your condo (not the pipe) and the associated loss (check all electronics and the clothes, if you have some your dont like or done wear claim them and insurance will give you a % pay out) and then they can go after your condo board. Its better to have someone deal with your condo board that has lawyers on their side than you who does not.

This happened to my cousin in Edmonton (pipes burst in her condo) they tried to lay the blame on her. It ended up being a 2 year nightmare for her. The rise in condo prices up to 2007 is the only thing that saved her and she sold and got out of that building.