Strata Real Estate

Bully on the council

Dear Condo Smarts: I am writing this email in confidence so have been vague about our strata to avoid recriminations…

11 years ago

Fireplace flames

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation in Nanaimo is 23 years old. The homes are townhouses, all of which have…

11 years ago

Ontario moves to license condo managers

Ontario’s 1.3 million condominium owners are “out on a limb” and have not been getting the protection and support they…

11 years ago

The hidden costs of avoiding depreciation report

Dear Condo Smarts: What happens if a strata corporation exempts itself from the requirement for a depreciation report, but a…

11 years ago

Who foots the bill for underinsured damages?

Dear Condo Smarts: I live in a two-bedroom condo in a 14-year-old building in Burnaby. I was the original owner…

11 years ago

Can strata council insist on seeing private policies?

Dear Condo Smarts: We have been reading your column for years but have never seen the following issue addressed. At…

11 years ago

Get legal advice before signing management contract

Dear Condo Smarts: We have just completed our second AGM and had our first council meeting. The strata manager brought…

11 years ago

No provision for ‘ballots-only’ strata meeting

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation recently held a ballots-only special general meeting to vote on a new bylaw that…

11 years ago

Voting in mixed-use stratas

Dear Condo Smarts: I own one of four commercial units in a small mixed use development in Kelowna. There are…

11 years ago

Owner’s insurance

Dear Condo Smarts: My wife and l live on the eighth floor of a 28-floor highrise building in Vancouver. Every…

11 years ago