Canada Condo, Strata & HOA News

Vent bill settled for smell problem at south-end Barrie condo

The smell is gone and the bill will be paid.  Who pays to correct the cause of a sewage smell…

1 month ago

Condo Smarts: Do standard bylaws change? (BC)

Dear Tony: Is there a chance the Standard Bylaws of the Act will ever change? It would significantly reduce the…

2 months ago

Highlands Community Association considers next step after judicial review rules in favour of quarry (BC)

A judicial review in the BC Supreme Court has found nothing in the provincial Mines Act legislation that would help…

2 months ago

Condo Smarts: Investments for special levies and reserves (BC)

Q:  Our strata corporation has approved a special levy in payments for roofing of our eight- building complex. As a…

2 months ago

Condo Smarts: Strata faces insurance confusion after cold snap damage (BC)

Dear Tony:  Our strata building was one of the unlucky victims of the extreme cold snap, resulting in an unheated…

2 months ago

Burnaby strata ordered to reverse $25K charge for damage caused by clogged drain (BC)

The province's Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered the strata at Acacia Gardens in South Burnaby to maintain its roof drains…

2 months ago

Condo Smarts: Disruptive ‘shadow council’ undermines strata (BC)

Dear Tony: Our strata is a bare land over 200 units and we have been developing a new set of…

2 months ago

‘Infuriating’: BC Housing suing 22 people who bought affordable housing units, but allegedly did not meet criteria

Numerous people are being taken to court after purchasing units in The Vivid, a building offering affordable housing units, without…

2 months ago

U-Haul height headache: B.C. strata hit with nearly $3,000 payout

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered a Vancouver strata to pay a man who rented a U-Haul $2,940 after the…

2 months ago

Condo Smarts: Strata investors need to be aware of potential liabilities (BC)

Q: As owners of an investment property, we hope you will include our letter for other investors and strata councils…

2 months ago