Strata Real Estate

Tale of two tax men and strata corporations

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation has been advised by our new strata manager that we have an obligation to…

12 years ago

Who’s responsible for limited common property?

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation has designated all of our parking spaces as limited common property so that the…

12 years ago

No provisions for absentee ballots

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council at Whistler recently had a meeting where the property manager had received all of…

12 years ago

Maintaining strata records a tough task

Dear Condo Smarts: What type of information are buyers entitled to? We are looking at an older unit in a…

12 years ago

User-fee fight

Q: I live in a bare-land strata and would like to know if our council has the authority to charge…

12 years ago

Surrey condo owner forced to sell after complaints

The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld a rare ruling ordering a condo owner to sell her property following years of…

12 years ago

Conflict of interest on the council

Dear Condo Smarts: Our owners have a simple question. Is it legal to pay the strata council? Our strata council…

12 years ago

Trouble in the parking lot

Dear Condo Smarts: Could you please tell us how we can confirm what parking spaces are permanently allocated to a…

12 years ago

How to divide up the costs of shared repairs

There are legal specifications regarding how strata fees and special levies should be applied to different sized units Dear Condo…

12 years ago

Know the rules governing strata surplus funds

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation is 144 units in Burnaby. Our annual budget is $750,000 this year, and with close…

12 years ago