Upcoming Conference: CHOA’s Fall 2024 Education Program
This fall the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA) is offering a series of educational sessions called Welcome to the “Condo Classroom”. These must-attend ... Continued
Clark Wilson Welcomes New Associate Abigail Choi
We’d like to warmly welcome the newest member of our Commercial Real Estate Law and Strata Property groups, Abigail Choi. Abigail’s commercial real estate practice ... Continued
Age Restriction Bylaws: Additional Exemptions Created and Legislative Update
By Veronica Franco, Lucya Kowalewski, Kezia Messakh and Jaicee Payette In our article, Building and Strata Statutes Amendment Act, we explained the amendments made to ... Continued
Building and Strata Statutes Amendment Act
By Veronica Franco and Juan Pablo Mendez Campos In a marvel of efficiency, the BC government introduced into the legislature and made into law, the ... Continued
Mark Your Calendars! What Strata Corporations Need to Know About the Expiring Electronic Meetings Legislation
As we are starting to emerge from the pandemic, we are back to an ever changing landscape. As noted in our last article, Clarity Through ... Continued
Clarity Through the Fog; Navigating Proxies in Electronic Meetings
Like everyone else, strata corporations in the COVID-19 era have to operate in a quickly changing landscape. On March 16, 2020, the Provincial Health Officer ... Continued
Re-Opening Strata Corporation Amenities: Guidelines and Considerations
Many strata corporations have started to re-open their recreational amenities now that we are in Phase 3 of the BC government Restart Plan. While it ... Continued
Funding Insurance Premiums and Calling General Meetings: Welcome Changes for Strata Corporations
Today the government has announced amendments to the Strata Property Regulations to help strata corporations. They were done by an Order an Council which can be ... Continued
COVID-19 and Strata Corporations: Getting Used to Electronic Meetings
Managing a strata corporation on the best of days is a cumbersome task where council members are called on to navigate through a maze of ... Continued
Re-Opening Strata Corporation Recreation Facilities and Amenities: When and How?
On May 6, 2020, the BC government released its plan to reopen various sectors of the economy (the “Restart Plan”). With that announcement, strata corporations ... Continued
No Bylaw Required! The COVID-19 Pandemic – Strata Corporations and Electronic Meetings
Many strata corporation do not have bylaws allowing for council meetings and/or general meetings to be held by electronic means. However, as a result of ... Continued
Limitation Periods Suspended During COVID-19
We wrote earlier regarding the Notice issued by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to the Profession to adjourn all civil and family matters scheduled ... Continued