Latest Articles

May 17, 2024

Mandatory Depreciation Reports

Depreciation reports can no longer be avoided.

April 26, 2024

Maximum Occupancy Bylaws

Enforceable or not?

March 28, 2024

Handling Requests for Legal Opinions

How do the concepts of solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege apply to requests under s.36 of the SPA?

February 23, 2024

Get Ready for the EVs!

What does your strata need to know about electric vehicles?

May 3, 2023

Age Restriction Bylaw Exemptions

How do the latest legal updates affect your strata?

November 30, 2022

2022 SPA Amendments

What do we do now?

October 21, 2022

3 Things Strata Corporations Often Do Wrong (According to the CRT)

Understanding these common mistakes will hopefully help strata corporations to avoid unnecessary disputes and improve its chances of success should a matter reach the CRT.

March 8, 2022

Strata Corporations and Covid Restrictions

Although many of the Covid related restrictions imposed throughout the winter have now been lifted, those that remain continue to apply to strata corporations in certain situations.

January 5, 2022

Strata Corporations and the Most Recent Public Health Order

Strata corporations continue to have to navigate Covid related restrictions. The most recent Provincial Health Officer’s Order issued December 22, 2021 has again changed how those restrictions apply to strata corporation settings.

September 9, 2021

Strata Corporations and Vaccine Passports

While strata corporations must comply with passport requirements in certain settings, they should be cautions to implement them in others.

October 21, 2020

Restricted Proxy Meetings - An Update

Read on for an update on strata corporations and COVID-19 in this follow up piece to Shawn's March 13, 2020 article on the same topic.

August 7, 2020

Time to Reopen the Clubhouse?

Has your common room, exercise room, or clubhouse been shut down? Don't reopen without a carefully crafted plan!

March 13, 2020

COVID-19 & Strata Corporations

With the COVID-19 virus pandemic gripping the world, strata corporations need to consider how they are going to respond to that and continue to carry on operations. This article outlines some issues to consider.

February 19, 2020

Dealing with Flooring Noise

Noise complaints related to hard surface flooring are becoming more common, but at what point do these noises become unreasonable?

November 19, 2019

Must Bylaws Be Enforced?

It is a long standing principle that strata corporations are required to enforce their bylaws...but is that always the case?

October 10, 2019

Can I Have a Roommate?

Many strata corporations have bylaws which prohibit or limit the rental of strata lots, either in part or in whole. A common question which arises is whether or not having one or more roommates violates such a bylaw. The answer, unfortunately, is not all that clear.

August 29, 2019

Service Dogs & Therapy Pets in Strata Corporations

Navigating a request for an accommodation can be a difficult task. Here's why.

April 3, 2019

Conducting a Council Hearing

Learn the steps to take and pitfalls to avoid when conducting a hearing before the strata council.

February 25, 2019

Secret Ballots - Making sure they are truly "secret".

Ever wonder how to properly conduct a secret ballot? This article will explain how.

January 2, 2019

Amending Resolutions

Ever wonder what restrictions there are on amending a resolution? This blog explains the basic tests which apply to proposed amendments.

December 19, 2018

Strata Corporations and Easement Agreements

Are your neighbours asking for more than just a cup of sugar?

December 12, 2018

Clubhouse Liability

Ever wonder what risks the strata corporation is taking on by allowing owners to use the clubhouse or common room for private functions?

November 10, 2018

Dealing with difficult owners.

Some practical tips for how strata councils can deal with unrelenting owners.

October 30, 2018

The Anatomy of an Improperly Imposed Fine

This article examines the mistakes that are often made when imposing fines for bylaw violations in a strata corporation.

October 11, 2018

Making the most of your CRT claim.

Understanding how difficult it is to appeal a bad CRT decision shows the value of legal assistance in preparing evidence and submissions.

October 11, 2018

Winding Up a Strata Corporation

Learn the steps involved to windup a strata corporation.

September 25, 2018

Marijuana and Strata Corporations

Find out how changes to the federal marijuana laws will affect strata corporations.

September 12, 2018

Can my strata corporation...?

Owners are often surprised with the extent a strata corporation can control what they do in their home.

September 11, 2018

Video Surveillance in Strata Corporations

Find out what rules govern the use of video surveillance by owners in strata corporations.

April 12, 2018

Pet Problems

Two recent Civil Resolution Tribunal decisions act as a reminder of some of the hard to navigate issues faced by strata corporations when it comes to pet bylaws.

March 11, 2018

Dealing With Deductibles

Determining whether an owner is ultimately responsible to pay an insurance deductible depends on properly applying the test under the law.

March 9, 2018

Strata Arrears - No Reason to Have Them

Strata corporations should never have significant arrears and should never have them for very long. There is simply no reason for it.

March 3, 2018

Accessing Strata Documents

A strata corporation’s obligations with respect to the retention and production of documents are set out in sections 35 and 36 of the Strata Property Act (SPA).