Monthly Archives: September 2017

We have an issue of fairness in our strata that is dividing our community. Our strata is divided into 2 basic types of units. The first 10 floors are hotel use and floors 11-16 are residential condos. The hotel has … Continue reading →

Our strata is considering a rental bylaw that limits the number of rentals to 10 out of 100 units. We are slowly seeing the number of rentals and Air BnB’s increase to the point where less than 50% of the … Continue reading →

Our strata discovered a pipe in a wall between my unit and a neighbor’s unit had developed a leak. They hired a plumber who came out and had to cut a 3×3 foot hole in both of our walls to … Continue reading →

Our strata is considering a rental bylaw that limits the number of rentals to 10 out of 100 units. We are slowly seeing the number of rentals and Air BnB’s increase to the point where less than 50% of the … Continue reading →

Our strata is debating the safety of outdoor gas appliances and considering a bylaw to completely ban their use. Since 2001 we have had 2 separate incidents involving gas barbeques. One an exploded a glass balcony wall and another where … Continue reading →

Do strata corporations pay income tax? Our strata negotiated an agreement with a communications provider to lease our rooftop for $ 50k a year plus 25% of any sub lease agreements they negotiate. We are in year 3 of a … Continue reading →

We are having some serious issues with 2 of our council members who are benefiting from their council involvement. One of them works for the developer and constantly pushes any issues away from the developer’s responsibility and the other is … Continue reading →

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 5 rentals. … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →