Canada Condo, Strata & HOA News

$30K fine for B.C. real estate agent who failed to warn clients about special levy before condo purchase (BC)

A second B.C. real estate agent has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 for failing to notify his clients…

8 months ago

Condo Smarts: Deductible provision not ‘catch-all’ (BC)

Dear Tony: Is a strata entitled to collect the amount of damages from an owner when the origin of the…

8 months ago

North Edmonton condo evacuation will last months, residents told in emotional meeting (AB)

No one will be living in the Castledowns Pointe condos anytime soon, even though the bills still need to be…

8 months ago

North Edmonton condo evacuation will last months, residents told in emotional meeting (AB)

No one will be living in the Castledowns Pointe condos anytime soon, even though the bills still need to be…

9 months ago

B.C. court upholds finding that strata hot tub is patio furniture

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has upheld a B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal decision finding that a strata hot tub is…

9 months ago

Prominent Edmonton developer linked to Castle Downs condo at risk of collapse (AB)

As evacuated Castledowns Pointe residents prepare to meet Wednesday to hear more about the structural issues that have forced them…

9 months ago

Fears of building collapse prompt plea to evacuate north Edmonton condo building (AB)

More than five months after a fire damaged a condominium building in northwest Edmonton, an investigation by an engineering firm…

9 months ago

Condo Smarts: Strata can prohibit outdoor cooking on balconies and decks (BC)

Dear Tony: Our neighbour recently had a fire in their barbeque. The damage to our two townhouses was siding, decks…

9 months ago

Condo Smarts: A well-crafted alteration agreement is essential (BC)

Q: Our council permitted an owner to install a charging station and a heat pump in 2022. The owner has sold…

9 months ago

An e-voting gaffe, a three-way tie and condo election chaos (ON)

An error attributed to an electronic voting platform for condominium corporations has unleashed chaos at a Toronto-area townhouse complex and…

9 months ago