No one will be living in the Castledowns Pointe condos anytime soon, even though the bills still need to be paid, in what is being described as a “financial tragedy” in north Edmonton.   Read the article………………………..

No one will be living in the Castledowns Pointe condos anytime soon, even though the bills still need to be paid, in what is being described as a “financial tragedy” in north Edmonton.   Read the article………………………..

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has upheld a B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal decision finding that a strata hot tub is patio furniture that can be allowed on balconies.    Read the article………………………..

As evacuated Castledowns Pointe residents prepare to meet Wednesday to hear more about the structural issues that have forced them from their condos in northwest Edmonton, a question hangs over their heads: who built the property engineers say could collapse and what happens next?   Read the article………………………..

Q: Our council permitted an owner to install a charging station and a heat pump in 2022. The owner has sold their unit, and the new owner has declined the use of the charging station but has accepted the continued use and obligations for the heat pump.  Read the Q&A……………………………..

A BC strata tried and failed in its attempt to fine an elderly resident’s family members and kick her caregiving grandson out of the property.  The Chilliwack strata levied $2,400 in fines, then went to the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal when the family didn’t pay. Instead, the Tribunal found it failed to make accommodations for […]

In 2004, Concord Pacific submitted a development permit application to the City of Vancouver to build what is now called The Erickson, an 18-storey strata condominium building that sits on 1560 Homer Mews, right along False Creek.  The Erickson is equipped with an array of amenities that are common in luxury condo buildings: a theatre, […]

The owners of a Richmond city centre condo have been ordered to pay their former strata more than $120,000 in legal and sale enforcement costs – after a battle over a $7,500 lien.    Read the article………………………..

Q: The CEO of Concord Pacific has lost a court challenge over who gets to use a 6,000-square-foot amenity space in the 17-storey Yaletown condo building where he owns the penthouse unit.    Read the article………………………..

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a strata’s claim against a disabled elderly grandmother after it claimed her grandson did not meet the complex’s 55-year-old age requirement when he provided the woman overnight medical care.    Read the article………………………..

Q: Our strata corporation is a Vancouver Island apartment-style mid-rise complex. The units range from apartments between 700 to 1,200 square feet and townhouses that average 1,600 square feet. Condo fees for small units are around $350 per month, with the larger units at $800 per month. We have a pool, underground parking, guest facilities, an […]

Some form of relief from high utility bills may be back on the table this fall, city council members heard Monday after representatives for 2,000 city condo owners said rising bills are walloping their budgets.   Read the article………………………..

Q: Our owners refuse to contribute enough to our contingency funds, and we are always in some sort of equipment crisis because we don’t apply sufficient maintenance. Owners and several real estate agents claim our fees are too high, but we can barely manage the services.   Read the Q&A………………………………

A strata resident sues their upstairs neighbour, accusing them of pouring buckets of water on the floor, which caused leaks in the resident’s unit.In an interesting BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, the resident who sued needed to prove that the leaks originated from the upstairs neighbour’s unit and not something related to the building.   Read […]

A group trapped in a stalled elevator for approximately 90 minutes in Toronto’s notoriously sketchy Ice Condos complex alleges that building staff refused to call 9-1-1 despite one of the trapped occupants experiencing a state of medical or mental distress.   Read the article………………………..

A BC Tribunal has ruled that a strata’s move-in fee wasn’t “reasonable” and ordered it to charge a condo owner a third of the amount.   The case involves Robert Keith Craig who was sent a $150 move-in fee bill from his strata when he bought his $600,000 Vancouver Island condo in 2022.   Read the article………………………..

Dear Tony: We live in a 14-unit detached home strata in Surrey. We purchased our unit in 2014, and since that time, have always managed it as a bare land strata corporation. This included maintenance, repairs, and insurance. As a result, our strata fees were very low at $75 per month for basic road maintenance.  […]

Q: Our strata consist of both apartment buildings and townhouses. Our fire safety service agreement involves annual inspections and testing of our safety systems. It does not include the townhouses because they are separated from our two apartment buildings.    Read the Q&A…………………………

Brought forward by The Pacific’s strata, the lawsuit details alleged defects in the Downtown Vancouver building ranging from water damage to cracking concrete to elevator doors closing with excessive force.   Read the article………………………..

Hundreds of people in a Cote Saint-Luc condo complex say their building has fallen into disrepair, despite having their condo fees recently hiked by 25 per cent.  “Every year we’re adding money, money, money, and nothing is happening,” said Dana Proubska, who owns a condo at the Presidential Tower.   Read the article………………………..

Dear Tony: Our strata consists of both apartment buildings and townhouses. We have a fire safety service agreement which involves annual inspections and testing of our safety systems. It does not include the townhouses because they are separated from our two apartment buildings.   Read the article………………………..

The British Columbia Strata Act is quite clear in requiring each and every strata to purchase and maintain insurance on common property, common assets, fixtures built or installed on a strata lot buildings shown on the strata plan.  The insurance must be on the basis of full replacement value, except in specified circumstances and must […]

Q: In my condo, numerous signs state that video surveillance will be used to enforce bylaws and impose fines. I would like this issue addressed and any other issues that might arise from using these cameras. Read the Q&A………………………

It can be a total nightmare just getting from A to B in Toronto, but for residents of one midtown condo complex, boarding an elevator might just be the hardest part of the daily commute.   Read the article………………………..

A dispute between a townhouse owner and a strata corporation over an air conditioning unit ended in a legal battle at a BC tribunal hearing.  Tara Matthews, the owner of a unit in the strata, says that the building administration had approved the installation of an AC unit on the south side of her townhouse-style […]

Dear Tony: In my condo there are numerous signs stating that video surveillance will be used to enforce bylaws and impose fines. I would like to see this issue addressed as well as any other issues that might arise from use of these cameras. Read the Q&A…………………………..

A Langley strata owner who incurred hundreds of dollars in fines for installing a carport camera won’t have to pay up, B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled.   Read the article………………………..

Question: Our condo bylaws allow owners to have either one dog or one cat in their units. An owner cannot have two dogs or two cats or one dog and one cat. They have to choose.  Read the Q&A……………………………

Our strata council has terminated our landscapers and decided to undertake the management of our townhouse complex gardens and lawns on their own.  We did not approve this in the annual budget, but they are dividing the budgeted allowance between three council members and using the balance of the funds to buy a riding lawn […]

A recent letter from Valhalla Condominiums in Edmonton said “rising utility costs” due to the carbon tax is about to raise the cost of living for owners — to the tune of $132,000.  In a letter dated June 30, the Board of Directors at Valhalla Condominiums said a review of the financial situation concerning the […]

A Toronto woman has launched a lawsuit seeking more than 1.5 million dollars from Airbnb, the City of Toronto, and two former tenants after the condominium she owns was allegedly rented out on the short-term rental platform dozens of times without her knowledge.   Read the article………………………..

A BC strata that failed to deal with a decade-long water leak has been ordered to pay a condo owner $12,000 in compensation and fix the issue once and for all.  According to a July 13 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Cheng Shiu-Chu Wu has lived with water getting into her Vancouver apartment since she […]

Dear Tony: Owners in our Coquitlam building received notice that we are being forced to provide a key to access our strata lots.  A bylaw is being proposed at our upcoming annual general meeting that will require every owner/landlord to provide a key to the resident manager for the purpose of emergencies, routine inspections, and […]

Dear Tony: I was in the process of adding my son to my title for estate purposes and contacted our property manager for a Form F, which is required for the transfer and title change.   Read the Q&A……………………………

The owner of a unit in a strata building sued the corporation after his partner broke a flower pot, and it charged him for four.  In this BC Civil Resolution Tribunal case, Barie Regan says that the strata charged him improperly $1,921.50 to replace four large flower pots at the entrance of the building.   Read […]

A BC condo owner who was fined $30,000 for renting their apartment on Airbnb won’t have to pay a penny after a Tribunal ruled the strata’s bylaw wasn’t valid.  According to a June 29 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Burnaby Strata EPS3583 issued condo owner Kale Kondra $30,000 in fines for renting their apartment on […]

A BC strata owner has been awarded $4,000 after he successfully sued his neighbours whose consistent yelling, screaming and fighting could be heard in his townhouse.   According to a June 19 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, the conflict between the neighbours got so bad that townhouse owner Selim Mete was once spat upon and retaliated […]

A strata council terminated landscapers and bought equipment to undertake work on their own — and made changes to the budget to pay for it all. Is that OK?    Read the Q&A………………………………

A BC Strata that ignored roughly more than a dozen handwritten requests from a condo owner has been ordered to pay $1,500 in compensation.   Read the article………………………..