The City of Langford says the B.C. government has offered to help residents who have been ordered out of their homes at RidgeView Place, after the city revoked the building’s occupancy permit due to safety concerns.    Read the article………………………..

A Vancouver strata that denied a condo owner’s request for an exemption to rental rules has been ordered to pay over $19,000 in damages, in a decision that describes the council’s conduct as “insensitive, stubborn and high-handed.” Read the article………………………..

Absence of strata depreciation reports could bring future structural and financial problems for buildings in the province, says the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC.   Read the article………………………..

Q: Are age restriction bylaws a loophole to prevent rentals? We have a group of owners in our building advocating for age bylaws in the hope that we can prevent rentals on our property. We are only 48 units and self-managed, and our strata corporation is fully occupied. We hope to avoid a wave of investors […]

A group of condo owners in a suburb north of Montreal have learned that their recently built homes will have to be demolished — or repaired at an exorbitant cost — because of flawed construction and design, according to a lawsuit.   Read the article………………………..

Dear Tony: Are age restriction bylaws a loophole to prevent rentals? We have a group of owners in our building advocating for age bylaws in hopes we can prevent rentals on our property. We are only 48 units and self managed and our strata corporation is fully occupied. We are hoping to avoid a wave […]

The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered the strata at the Lougheed-area Village Del Ponte townhouse complex to replace four failing skylights put in by previous owners in the 1980s and ’90s.   Read the article………………………..

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation recently held a special general meeting to vote on a no smoking bylaw. At the meeting the property manager advised that anyone who is currently a resident and a smoker would not be affected by the amendment as they would be grandfathered. The vote only passed by one ballot, and […]

An upscale condominium building in Downtown Halifax is concerned about a nearby homeless encampment.  The Trillium is holding a meeting on April 17 with the city to discuss the people living in tents in Victoria Park.    Read the article………………………..

A Kelowna developer is taking court action against the strata of a property it owns and developed over what it calls a simple clerical error.  Mission Group has filed documents in BC Supreme Court in Kelowna seeking to remedy an issue involving the strata of the Ella development on Ellis Street.    Read the article………………………..

Dear Tony: In early 2022 our strata corporation experienced a flood that resulted in an insurance claim that damaged many units with a deductible cost of $100,000 on our policy.  Read the article………………………..

The strata at Canterbury Court in Richmond is suing Burnaby Blacktop Ltd. for the return of an alleged $15,000 overpayment for snow removal more than a year ago.   Read the article………………………..

A B.C. tribunal has ruled on a protracted dispute in which a condo owner described the noise from her upstairs neighbours as “torture” and “violence.”   Read the article………………………..

Residents of a Burnaby highrise woke up to a parking garage full of soaked vehicles Monday morning after a major flood in the building’s underground parking garage.   Read the article………………………..

Some people living in Iqaluit’s Brown Row condo units haven’t had water or sewage services for several weeks.  It was caused by heating issues and a city water shutdown that left some residents with frozen pipes during the coldest time of the year.   Read the article………………………..

Some False Creek South condo owners on leasehold land say they would be over-charged by a total of $660,000 in prepaid lease payments, on offer by the City.   Read the article………………………..

The owners of a condo that was part of a major and deadly 2020 fire in Penticton are being sued for negligence on their property.  Dominique Gauthier was a resident of a unit at 217 Elm Avenue when, on October 27, 2020, a nearby unit alleged in the lawsuit to have been owned by William […]

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has received a notice from the CRTC ordering our strata corporation to provide access to a communications provider for internet and cable services.   Read the Q&A……………………………….

Question 1: The owner in the unit above me removed their carpet and put down hardwood flooring, without first seeking permission from the condo board. The property manager has now advised the owner to put the carpet back into the unit, since they had no prior approval. The owner has failed to do so. The […]

The partial collapse at a condo construction site last month in Welland, Ontario, is an example of the challenges of insuring large-scale building projects in Canada, an expert has said.  Read the article………………………..

Another B.C. strata corporation is coming forward with complaints about ICBC’s coverage after its property was damaged by an insured driver.  The complaint follows concerns from residents of a White Rock condo building who are fighting the public insurer over full compensation of damage caused by a driver during a snowstorm in December.   Read the […]

An advocate says a dispute between a Glenora condo unit owner and her board over recurring cockroaches illustrates why Alberta needs a dispute resolution tribunal.   Read the article………………………..

According to a March 8 B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Chilliwack resident Alison Reeves applied to Strata Plan BCS 2235 to have the balcony on her townhouse extended by four-and-a-half feet in early 2021.  Reeves applied for a similar balcony alteration that several of her neighbours had done in the last few years.   Read the […]

The Supreme Court of B.C. has upheld a Civil Resolution Tribunal order that a Vancouver strata refund special levy funds taken from an owner’s bank account.  The Vancouver strata held a virtual town hall meeting during the pandemic to discuss upcoming resolutions, including one to approve a $2.25-million special levy to fund a garden membrane.  […]

A White Rock resident is sounding the alarm about how the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)’s no-fault insurance is costing him and other homeowners in his condo building thousands of dollars.   Read the article………………………..

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a complaint from a Vancouver man alleging intolerable noise due to poor patio soundproofing.  Paul Morgan owned a unit directly below a common property patio. The patio, while common property, can only be accessed through another unit and was used exclusively by that unit’s owners and occupants.   Read the […]

A Surrey woman who claimed her larger-sized bathroom window added value for other owners has had her appeal of the strata’s order to return it to the original size rejected before a B.C. tribunal.  Read the article………………………..

Dear Tony: At our recent annual meeting, one person registered with 22 proxies. No one knew this person and there were some strange situations with the proxies. All of the proxies were in the same handwriting, all allegedly signed by each owner, but did not have the name of the assigned proxy entered. We did […]

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a complaint from a Vancouver man alleging intolerable noise due to poor patio soundproofing.  Paul Morgan owned a unit directly below a common property patio. The patio, while common property, can only be accessed through another unit and was used exclusively by that unit’s owners and occupants.   Read the […]

As B.C. strata ownership expands Into the commercial sector and rules on wind-ups and rentals change, the shortage of experienced property managers is becoming acute and obvious.   Read the article………………………..