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  1. Take formal council approach to deal with potential conflicts

    Use formal council approach Tony GioventuThe Vancouver Sun Dear Tony: We are having some serious issues with two of our council members who are benefitting from their council involvement. One works for the developer and constantly pushes any issues away from the developer’s responsibility and the other is an employee of the management company that […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    03-08-2017
    Strata Information

  2. When disaster strikes, who keeps paying the bills?

    When disaster strikes a building, just who keeps paying the bills? Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our building was recently damaged in a fire that has required everyone to move out while the fire, water and smoke damage is repaired. We have been informed that it could be up to a year before we are […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    27-07-2017
    Strata Information

  3. Eliminating rental restrictions will increase speculation

    Lifting bylaws won?t ease the housing shortage Tony Gioventu Times Colonist Dear Tony: Is it true that the government is going to cancel the ability of strata corporations to enforce any type of rental limitation or restriction bylaws? Our strata is a 50-unit apartment building in Victoria and we permit five rentals. We also have […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    20-07-2017
    Strata Information

  4. Bylaws not subjected to votes can’t be filed

    Filed bylaws must be voted on Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Thank you for your column that acknowledged that a strata corporation is not permitted to alter bylaws that have been approved by the owners for the purpose of filing in the Land Title Registry.  We are a new strata council and were given a […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    13-07-2017
    Strata Information

  5. Record-keeping duties can?t be downloaded to the owners

    Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has a bylaw that requires owners to maintain copies of minutes, bylaws and rules, and makes each owner responsible for providing them to the next buyer.  I sit on our strata council. We have a buyer who was given the bylaws that we provided to each strata […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-07-2017
    Strata Information

  6. New bylaws must be filed as approved by strata

    New owner discovers change to bylaws Tony Gioventu The Province Dear Tony: Our strata of 48 townhouses passed new bylaws in April this year. One of our council members had agreed to file the bylaws that were issued with the notice, and properly passed by a three-quarter vote resolution with no amendments. However, a new […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    29-06-2017
    Strata Information

  7. Only strata corporation can collect penalties on recoverable costs

    Strata corporations deal with two types of debts Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: I have recently become the treasurer of our strata council. In reviewing the correspondence to collections, a number of owners have complained about the strata management company back charging them for administrative or service costs.  We have nothing in our contract with […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-06-2017
    Strata Information

  8. Policy change doesn?t sit well with strata

    Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: I am on our strata council and deeply concerned over a policy change the property manager has imposed on us. They have provided us with a policy that prescribes how bylaw complaints are filed: they must be in writing or they will not be addressed by council. Several council members […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    15-06-2017
    Strata Information

  9. Poor record keeping can present problems with alteration agreements

    Poor record keeping can cause issues Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: We purchased a great two-bedroom condo in False Creek in 2016. At the time of the purchase, we requested all the documents for the past five years, engineering reports and a Form B Info Certificate.  After we completed our review, our lawyer reviewed the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    08-06-2017
    Strata Information

  10. Poor record keeping can present problems with alteration agreements

    Poor record keeping can cause issues Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: We purchased a great two-bedroom condo in False Creek in 2016. At the time of the purchase, we requested all the documents for the past five years, engineering reports and a Form B Info Certificate.  After we completed our review, our lawyer reviewed the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    08-06-2017
    Strata Information

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