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Often I am approached by strata corporations to provide guidance regarding the use of common property by owner/ developers and others who are not owners ... Continued

In the March/April 2000 edition of Industry News my colleague Bonnie Elster wrote of a number of changes that will occur as the result of ... Continued

I am often asked by my friends who are not in the strata property industry how I will keep myself busy once condominiums stop “leaking”. ... Continued

Strata Corporations are weird and wonderful animals. In British Columbia, they have existed since the Strata Titles Act was enacted in 1966. Through the Condominium ... Continued

Ongoing advances in communications’ technology are affecting all of us, including strata corporations. Many strata corporations, particularly those high rise buildings found in urban centres ... Continued

With the coming into force of the new Strata Property Act, the rules regarding enforcement of bylaws and rules of a strata corporation have dramatically ... Continued

As I am sure all readers are by now aware, the Strata Property Act became the law July 1, 2000 in British Columbia, replacing the ... Continued

There are a good number of strata corporations consisting of townhouse units and apartment units. While all units comprise the one strata corporation, it has ... Continued

Since July 31, 1998, the industry has awaited the coming into force of the Strata Property Act. On July 1, 2000, the Strata Property Act ... Continued

Often I will receive a call from a property manager telling me that a strata corporation has been served with foreclosure documents as the result ... Continued

Section 158 of the Strata Property Act states as follows: 158(1) Subject to the regulations, the payment of an insurance deductible in respect of a ... Continued

Published October 2007 The British Columbia Legislature recently took steps to cap the liability exposure of auto dealers and auto leasing companies. Included in Bill ... Continued