More than 30 people who sued Richmond condo developer Anderson Square Holdings Ltd. and two directors over the cancellation of their pre-sale contracts were awarded $13.1 million in damages by a B.C. Supreme Court judge.     Read the article…………………………….

A giant, three-storey, mesh LED screen on the side of a Burnaby Metrotown condo tower that hasn’t lit up since 2021 has become the subject of a legal battle.   Read the article…………………………….

With the sketchy fires, bloody hallways, and a thriving scamming scene, ICE condos has built up a horrifying reputation over the past few years. But one real estate agent is now saying there could be a worse building in Toronto.   Read the article…………………………….

Garbage collection services for multi-residential and condominium properties that currently receive City garbage collection will continue after the City Council decides to maintain the service after a meeting on Monday nigh   Read the article…………………………….

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation is struggling with a Facebook page created by an owner that is publishing incorrect information about our major construction project. It has resulted in several potential purchasers walking away from our strata, and a supplier has demanded we pay 50% of our material cost before they will agree to supply […]

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has refused to get involved in a dispute between strata owners and their council about pool, gym and hot tub sign-up sheets. Read the article…………………………….

A man who installed a shade screen on the balcony of his condo on the 16th floor of a highrise will have to pay more than $3,000 in bylaw fines, B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled.   Read the article……………………………

Dear Tony: With the new regulations that require strata corporations of 5 units or more to have electric planning reports completed, will this apply to a small townhouse or bare land strata like ours which is only 14 units in Delta? With single detached units where each home has its own panel and meter, why […]

Mandie Brooks’ condo suffered “significant damage” from a fire that started from a discarded cigarette on her neighbour’s balcony last year, but her attempt to get the owners of the neighbouring unit to pay for the damage has been dismissed.    Read the article………………………….

Christina James and Matt Rowland lived in Fairview Village complex, but shortly after their first child was born, the strata board notified the couple they were in violation of its occupancy bylaw and began levying fines for the violation, according to a B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal decision.     Read the article……………………………

Q: We purchased our first condo in Richmond back in August of 2022. At the time, we received the recommended documents from our realtor of a Form B information certificate, which included the depreciation report completed in 2022.   Read the Q&A………………………………

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has rejected a Langley man’s bid to have a doorbell camera at his strata unit.  Brodie Thompson rents a strata lot and had installed a doorbell camera without the strata’s approval.   ead the article……………………………

The heat is back on in units at Royal Windsor Terrace in the city’s downtown, according to the building’s property manager.  It’s been roughly three months since a van fell into a downtown hydro vault, affecting the building’s heat because of a large power outage for much of Windsor’s core.    Read the article…………………………….

Dear Tony: We purchased our first condo in Richmond back in August 2022. At the time we received the recommended documents by our realtor of a Form B Info Certificate, which included the depreciation report completed in 2022. We mistakenly assumed this was the complete report on building conditions, and did not pursue this any […]

A B.C. landlord has been ordered to pay $5,400 in strata fines racked up by a former tenant who was accused of breaching the building’s bylaws 75 times   Read the article……………………………

An Edmonton man who accidentally started a grease fire while staying in an Airbnb in a downtown Vancouver condo, setting off the building’s sprinklers, cannot be sued for damages by the strata corporation’s insurer   Read the article…………………………………

Dear Tony: I live in a condo building in the Okanagan and there is an ongoing dispute with our strata council over the type and frequency of surveillance imposed on owners, tenants and their visitors in our community.   Read the Q&A………………………………

Engineering experts say a number of factors may have led to the dramatic collapse of a shoring wall at the development site of a high-rise condo in Coquitlam.     Read the article……………………………..

People living in a downtown Windsor condo building are still feeling the effects after a parked vehicle fell through the ground into an underground electric vault in September.  According to Ward 3 Coun. Renaldo Agostino, some residents at Royal Windsor Terrace on Pelissier Street currently have no heat in their units as work continues to […]

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation missed out on a notice relating to a lawsuit because we did not have the current address filed in Land Titles. We were totally unaware of this requirement, and our current management company did not provide us with any directions. We are a multi-building 220-unit strata corporation in Richmond and this […]

Cole Balachanoff said a floor plan shows a certain window in his Brentwood apartment should open, but it doesn’t. He told the Civil Resolution Tribunal the strata should replace the window with an openable one or give him a $10K break on strata fees.    Read the article………………………….

A strata owner requested a French door instead of a sliding one to accommodate her disability but the Civil Resolution Tribunal found no disability evidence.   Read the article……………………………….

Question: I am the president of our condominium complex. There was a water loss in a third-floor unit that caused water damage in a number of other units. The owners in the damaged units were asked to vacate while the condominium corporation repaired the units.   Read the article…………………………….

A high-profile criminal case of alleged bid-rigging in the condominium refurbishment business has collapsed amid issues of court timing and concerns about the original search warrant application.   Read the article…………………………….

Q: Our strata in the North Okanagan was a total loss during the fires this summer. We have received a settlement payment from the insurance company for the loss, and owners are wondering what comes next. Do we rebuild, shut down the strata corporation and disperse the funds to everyone, or are there other options, […]

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has awarded a Lower Mainland strata $10,000 in compensation for an insurance deductible after a sprinkler pipe burst in an owner’s unit.    Read the article………………………………

Dear Tony: Our strata in the North Okanagan was a total loss during the fires this summer. We have received a settlement payment from the insurance company for the loss, and owners are wondering what comes next. Do we rebuild, do we simply shut down the strata corporation and disperse the funds to everyone, or […]

Qian Wang told the Civil Resolution Tribunal she and her daughter enjoy the little evergreen in front of their townhouse ‘especially at Christmas’ but the tribunal has ruled the strata can cut the tree down at will to protect a retaining wall from its roots.   Read the article………………………………..

An Alberta condominium owners’ group is renewing its call for the province to find a way to get its members access to the electricity rebate that was first rolled out in the summer of 2022.   Read the article………………………………

Dear Tony: Our strata council is quite confused over the recent legislative changes for short-term rentals. We have been advised that we are going to be responsible for reporting the number of short-term units and who owns them, but we cannot find anything that indicates a strata council will have any duties.    Read the Q&A…………………………..

Dear Tony: I live in a 38-unit apartment-style condo building in East Vancouver. Our building ownership has slowly turned over to investors with less than 50% resident owners. The roof on our building is almost 19 years old, and the top floor units have all experienced water damage from the failing membrane.    Read the Q&A……………………………….

Dear Tony: What do we do if our strata council will not hold a special general meeting that has been petitioned by the owners? Our council are continually violating our bylaws, the Act and failing to enforce bylaws. After firing our gardeners, they have purchased landscaping equipment without the authority to spend the funds or […]

Apartment owners at Ingleton Place don’t think they should have to pay to fix an elevator that’s not in their building, but the CRT says it has already ruled on the issue.   Read the article…………………………

City officials say the portion of a new condo building where a ceiling collapsed Wednesday had not yet been cleared for occupancy.  A resident of the building at 1808 St. Clair Avenue West told CTV News Toronto Thursday that he was working out at the building’s gym the previous evening when he heard what sounded […]

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered an owner to pay $13,193 in fines and legal costs in a dispute about him parking a recreational vehicle (RV) on bare strata property.   Read the article……………………………..

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered a B.C. strata to pay an owner $2,500 after hearing tales of violence, threats of self-harm, and harm to a child.    Read the article……………………………….

As water streamed from the 4th floor to the lobby, my condo building’s long-serving strata council president redefined gravity when she declared that water from a washing machine on the ground floor ascended four storeys to cause the leak.   Read the article………………………………….

An eye-popping case at the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal that involved domestic abuse found a strata owing one of its residents a lot of money…….Though the strata tried to intervene, the fact that TM continued to complain for months left the tribunal with the conclusion that the “strata did not act reasonably.” Read the article………………………………..

A BC resident struggling with her building’s strata decided to sue it, claiming that it had passed rules specifically to harass her.  Kanwaljot Gill claimed that the strata, which governed a townhouse property she co-owned, would enforce the rules inconsistently and unfairly strictly against her.   Read the article…………………………..

Q:  Our property manager advised us that our minimum contributions for our AGM will be effective Nov. 1, but we are holding our meeting on Oct. 25. With the increase of all operating costs, we hoped to delay any contribution this year to offset significant increases in strata fees.  Read the Q&A…………………………………