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  1. Crucial to keep conflicts in the open

    Strata council members have an obligation to put the corporation?s best interests first Tony GioventuTimes Colonist Dear Tony: We have an awkward situation in our strata corporation and need your assistance. The vice-president of our strata council has been co-ordinating contractors and suppliers on a three-year construction project to replace our balconies that is costing […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-03-2018
    Strata Information

  2. Strata corporation must turn over copies of requested documents

    Only in select circumstances can managers withhold information Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: I recently put in a request for some routine documents owners are permitted to have copies of.  Two of those documents included a copy of the air space parcel agreement and the strata management service agreement.  We understood we could be charged […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    01-03-2018
    Strata Information

  3. Legal pot sparks bylaw issues

    Make sure you understand what can and cannot be enforced Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata council is getting a lot of pressure from our owners to adopt a bylaw that prohibits the use of marijuana and growing of plants. Owners are concerned this is just going to make our property the local grower […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    22-02-2018
    Strata Information

  4. Retroactive fees wrong way to pay the bills

    Purchaser shouldn?t have to pay retroactive fees Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony; We just purchased a condo in Langley and within a week of becoming owners, we were sent an invoice from our property manager that we owed back strata fees for November and December. These are the increases to the strata fees that were […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    15-02-2018
    Strata Information

  5. Even the simplest easements can have long-term consequences

    Easement deals require shrewd negotiating Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata council presented a series of agreements to our owners at recent annual general meeting that raised a number of serious questions. Our manager had brought a number of requested easements from a developer who is building on the property next door and the […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    08-02-2018
    Strata Information

  6. Accounting rules prevent abuse

    Different funds must be accounted for separately Tony GioventuThe Province Our strata council is doing some weird and creative accounting and the owners are concerned we are not getting the real picture. Over the years, we have approved a number of expenses from our contingency fund for routine upgrades and repairs. When we approve an […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    01-02-2018
    Strata Information

  7. Detailed minutes key to tracking bylaw enforcement

    For enforcement, it?s all about details Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: After reading your column last week about collections, our council requested a copy of our current receivables from our property manager. We were horrified when we went through the list to discover we have no backup decisions, minutes, support or knowledge of a number […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    25-01-2018
    Strata Information

  8. What to do if council doesn’t enforce bylaws

    Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our strata has never provided any information regarding the enforcement of bylaws to our owners. This recently became an issue over two owners, one, a council member who had not paid their special levies or strata fees for over six months. At our annual meeting, someone started questioning why we […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    18-01-2018
    Strata Information

  9. Record keeping key to making informed decision on strata matters

    Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: We have been following a number of your columns this fall on easements and discovered our strata has an easement with a neighbouring property that requires us to maintain and repair the fence dividing our two properties on our upper elevation and maintain surface drainage to avoid property damages. We […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    11-01-2018
    Strata Information

  10. Review agency agreements before signing on the dotted line

    Broker should work in the best interest of the strata corporation, not individual owners Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony:In October, our owners instructed our strata council to hire a commercial broker to market our strata corporation with the interest of selling the property to a developer if it’s a good price.  We retained a lawyer […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    04-01-2018
    Strata Information

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