Hoarder Damage To Common Property

In our building we had a unit owner who was a hoarder on a scale that would fit comfortably on one of those TV shows.

Every room, the rubbish was piled a good five feet high of every inch of space.

On two occasions, Emergency Services had to take a chainsaw to the front door to free the owner.

The first time, the O.C. paid for the replacement door.

Sadly, the owner died in the unit a month or so later and again Emergency Services had the take a chainsaw to the new front door to access the body of the owner. The window also had to be broken to verify the room the deceased was in.

Floorboards had to be removed as apparently is the law where the body lay for up to a month and forensic cleaners had to attend as well.

Aside from the stated damage, there is likely other damage to the common property aspects of the lot.

The Question is who is responsible for the repair?

Do the OC accept responsibility no matter what, or does the neglect and circumstance make the deceased owner’s beneficiary responsible for the likely large damage bill to come for repair to the common property aspects of the Lot.