CHOA Information Bulletins

The Long and Winding Road: When a Strata Property Order Made by the Civil Resolution Tribunal is a Part of the Journey and Not a Final Destination: 200-262

Collections

Charge-backs: Ensuring they are collectable: 200-142

Strata Alert: Collecting The Costs Of Collections: 200-246

Demand notice (sample): 400-033

General information: 800-028, 300-700, 300-714, 800-277, 300-743

Estates: 200-126

Fines: 800-059, 300-517, 300-623

Foreclosures:

Insurance deductibles: 800-284

Legal costs: 200-194

Levies: 200-019, 200-045

Liens: 200-080, 200-100, 300-562, 800-182, 200-133, 800-293, 200-202, 300-1032

Limitation periods: 300-671

Minute Taking (how to record collections in the minutes): 300-773

Order for sale application: 200-029

Reversing old claims: 300-1026

Strata fees: 200-019, 200-045

Strata fee diversion bylaws: 300-719

Committees

General information: 600-020

Commercial stratas

general information: 300-168, 300-577, 800-146

bylaw amendments, see “bylaws”

voting rights: 300-1163

Common Property

alteration to CP, see “Alterations”

assessment: 200-039

How is common property defined? 800-232, 200-216 (How Do I Figure What Is Common Property In My Strata Plan?)

bylaws regarding use of CP: 400-013, 800-301,

Leases: 200-210

managing: 200-053, 300-665

repair and maintenance, see “repair and maintenance”

selling common property: 300-953

service lines and strata, see “repair and maintenance”

Subdividing: 300-1078

Communication Agreements

Communication Agreements / Fibre Optics / Cellphone towers: 200-097, 200-150, 200-256, 300-1036

Complaints

Caretakers: 800-041

Consultants

General information: 300-637

Contracts

Budget allocations:

Cable: 300-603

Checklist – before you sign: 400-021

Communications: 200-110, 800-166

Contract lures:

Dissolving contracts: 300-680

General information: 200-065, 200-090, 200-097, 300-563, 300-1102

Get it in writing: 300-190

Quotes: 300-652, 300-926

Strata agency agreements:

Conflict of Interest

General information: 300-171, 300-599, 300-688, 300-715, 300-749

Strata Council Conflict of Interest: 300-779

Contingency Reserve Funds

CRT Comments on Filing Bylaws and Contingency Reserve Fund Expenditure: 200-161

general information: 800-042, 300-905

interest (earned on the CRF): 300-789, 300-1002

investing: 600-003, 300-581, 300-617, 800-264

line of credit: 300-315

Nov 1, 2023 Legislative Update: 300-1066

new regulations that affect your annual budget: 300-466

voting: 300-585

Converting a strata corporation

Converting a strata: 300-969

Corporations

is your strata a corporation?: 400-017

First Nation leasehold condos:

Court Actions

general information: 300-655

Covenants

restrictive covenants: 300-132

COVID-19

BC’s Restart Plan – Step 3, effective July 1, 2021: 400-513

Condo Smarts (March 16/20) Managing through a crisis:300-883

Condo Smarts (March 26/20) Do we have to continue paying strata fees? 300-884

Condo Smarts (April 2, 2020) Business as normal?: 300-885

Condo Smarts (April 9, 2020) How do electronic meetings work? 300-886

Condo Smarts (April 16, 2020) Notice requirements 300-887

Condo Smarts (April 23, 2020) Electronic meetings: 300-888

Condo Smarts (April 30, 2020) Do we continue to pay strata fees?: 300-889

Condo Smarts (May 7, 2020) Electronic meetings under emergency orders: 300-890

Condo Smarts (June 4, 2020) Return your strata to a safe work place & operating facility: 300-894

Condo Smarts (Sept 3, 2020) What’s your COVID policy:300-906

Condo Smarts (Nov 26) Managing your property during COVID‐19 restrictions: 300-919

Condo Smarts (April 15, 2021) Condo COVID updates revisited: 300-937

Condo Smarts (June 17, 2021) What is a Safety Plan for Covid Operations?: 300-946

Condo Smarts (Sept. 2, 2021): Do we have to impose masks? 300-957

Condo Smarts (Sept 9, 2021): Masks and Vaccine Cards 300-958

Condo Smarts (Sept 23, 2021): Vaccine passports 300-960

Covid Safety Plan: 400-512 BC Restart Congregation Safety Plan‐ Outdoor Meetings Safety Plan

Electronic Attendance at a Strata Corporation General meeting 600-015

Managing Coronavirus Risks & Strata Corporation General Meetings: 600-014

SAMPLE: Voting Summary

A poster strata corporation may want to print & post: Reducing the spread of viruses – including COVID-19

Crawl spaces

general information: 200-014

Death

death in a strata: 200-006, 300-1161

general information: 800-105

Depreciation Reports

Alterations & depreciation reports, see “Alteration”

Bare-land stratas: 300-470, 800-015

Budgets: 300-474, 300-476, 300-487, 300-499

Communication: 300-614

Consultants: 300-634, 800-233

Depreciation planning & money: 300-469, 300-471, 800-111, 300-669

Exemption: 300-475

Expanded List of Qualified Professionals: 700-023 – OIC 497-2025

General information: 800-007, 300-533, 800-080, 300-547, 300-551, 300-559, 300-579, 200-107, 200-123, 200-134, 800-254, 300-764, 300-1203

July 1, 2024 depreciation report legislative update: 300-1092, 300-1093, 300-1109

New regulations that affect your annual budget: 300-466

Oct 27, 2025: Legislative Amendment: Bulletin 700-023 – OIC 497-2025 Expanded list of Professionals who can prepare a DR or EPR

Planning for Renewals: 200-144

Preparing Documents For Your First Depreciation Report Or Report Renewal: 200-224

Risk tolerance: 300-500

Sample: Depreciation Report Request for Proposal: 400-049

Updates: 300-608

What if we just say NO to depreciation reports?: 300-467

What you need to know: Depreciation Reports: 400-007

Disaster Planning

fire safety plans: 300-1150

general information: 300-515, 200-084, 300‐684

effect on strata fees: 300-748

Disputes

General information: 800-213

Resolving disputes between strata corporations and tenants: 200-018

Settling disputes: 200-060, 200-108

The Case of the Sanctioned Strata Corporation: 200-136

Doors

repair of doors: 800-024

Dryer vents

Dryer vents, see “repair and maintenance”

Duplex Stratas

Non-Conforming Stratas: 800-243

Easements

general information: 200-089, 300-766, 300-775, 200-180

Is Your Strata Corporation Legally Obligated to Pay an Adjoining Landowner? 200-158

The Cases of the Unenforceable Positive Covenants: 200-166

Elections (municipal / provincial / federal)

federal and provincial election (canvassing and signage): 300-956, 300-1007, 300-1115, 300-1138

signs: 400-009, 300-160, 800-074, 300-531

strata council elections, see “strata council”

What you need to know about: Election Signs and Canvassing: 600-011

Electrical

General Information: 200-199

Electrical Planning Reports (EPR)

CHOA Bulletin 200-270: Heat Pumps & Air Conditioners – What A Council Needs To Know

CHOA Bulletin 200-295: Update on Electric Vehicles, Heat Pumps, and Electrical Planning Reports – What a Council Needs to Know

General information: 300-1074, 300-1076, 300-1088, 300-1109

Guidance for the Preparation of Electrical Planning Reports for Strata Corporations in British Columbia: The guide is designed for EPR providers. Strata corporations are advised to ensure that they hire a Qualified Person to prepare the EPR and ensure that their provider has read the guide.

Guidance for the Preparation of Electrical Planning Reports for Strata Corporations in British Columbia
Electrical Planning Report (EPR) Template (word doc)
Electrical Planning Report – Workbook (word doc)
Electrical Planning Report – Workbook (excel format)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – Electrical Planning Report Services: CHOA Bulletin 400-518

Oct 27, 2025: Legislative Amendment: Bulletin 700-023 – OIC 497-2025 Expanded list of Professionals who can prepare a DR or EPR

Electric Vehicles

A CHOA Research Study: Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on Strata Properties in British Columbia

Bill 22: 300-1044, 300-1047

CHOA Bulletin 200-295: Update on Electric Vehicles, Heat Pumps, and Electrical Planning Reports – What a Council Needs to Know

EV Charging and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard: A Guide for Strata Corporations: 600-019

General information: 300‐679, 300-513, 300-556, 300-788, 200-193, 300-834, 200-213, 300-865, 300-1009, 300-1040, 300-1062

Providing Convenient, Cost‐Effective Electric Vehicle Charging in Multifamily Buildings: Now is the Time to Make Your Condominium Building “EV Ready”: 200-251

User fees: 300-781, 300-1035

Electronic General Meetings

Electronic attendance / Electronic meeting general information: 300-574, 300-886, 300-888, 300-890, 300-893, 300-900, 200-225, 300-923, 300-930, 300-934

Proxies: 300-1098

SAMPLE: Electronic Meeting Bylaw

SAMPLE Participant Instructions for Zoom Meetings: 400-511 (PDF), 400-511 (Word Document)

Elevators

General information: 300-582, 200-197, 300-1096, 300-1113, 300-1124

The Key to Elevator Safety in an Emergency: 200-163

The Ups and Downs of Elevator Maintenance: 200-156

Emails

Emails, see “Strata Council”

Emergencies

General information: 300-498, 300-1162

Employees

stratas & WorkSafeBC: 400-043

caretaker’s contract: 400-003

Energy Upgrades:

Air conditioning: 300-1101

Alterations to Common Property, Energy Upgrades: 300-993

Energy Upgrades Will Impact Your Bottom Line: 200-162

Energy Upgrades – Air Conditioning Units: 300-787

Energy Upgrades – Utilities: 300-786

General information: 300-924, 300-1121

LED Upgrades: 800-286, 300-1103

Events

Parking: 300-589

Eviction

eviction of an owner: 200-028, 200-092, 200-096, 200-101

eviction by a strata corporation: 200-052

eviction of a tenant:

insurance: 800-103

Fire Safety

General Information: 200-302

Flooring

Bylaws: 400-024

Hardwood flooring: 800-038, 800-148

Fraud

council fraud: 300-1006

general information: 300-920, 300-986

prevention checklist:400-035

Real Estate Fraud in BC Is On The Rise: What Is It & What Can Be Done To Protect Against It? 600-018

Finances

Accounting for funds separately: 300-774

Audits, see “Audits”

Basic financial management policies: 300-904

Borrowing money: 300-510, 300-750, 300-831

Budgeting, see “Budgets”

Contingency reserve funds, see “contingency reserve funds”

Disbursements:

Financial literacy: The Annual Operating Budget: 200-146

Financial literacy, The Statement of Operations (Income Statement): 200-140

Fraud prevention: 400-035, 300-881

General information: 300-189, 800-039, 800-043, 300-561, 200-075, 200-132

How safe is your money?

Misuse of funds: 300-165

Sample Monthly Receivables report: 400-503

Operating fund, see “operating fund”

Year end financial statements: 200-062, 300-927

Flags

General information: 800-132, 300-692, 300-947

Foreshore Rights

Foreshore Rights: 300-1106

Forms

Certificate charges: 800-012

Costs: 800-216

Fees (including rush fees): 800-078, 300-970, 300-1008

Form A Proxy Appointment (Optional Form): Sample Form

Form B Information Certificate: SPA Form B Information Certificate

Form B Information Certificate – bulletins: 300-183, 300-207, 300-463, 300-464, 800-047, 300-565, 300-642, 800-225, 300-709, 800-251, 300-1198

Form E Certificate of Strata Corporation: 400-037

Form F Certificate of Payment: Sample Form

Form F Certificate of Payment (bulletins): 800-004, 800-172, 300-658, 800-227, 800-289

Form K Notice of Tenant’s Responsibilities: 800-068

Registration: 200-087

Garages

Townhouse Garages: 300-468

General information

British Columbia Law Institute: 200-203

CHOA Intro: 300-501

Information Directory: 400-052

Grow-ops

After a meth lab or grow op:

General information: 300-163, 300-489

Gas Service

General information: 800-051

Graffiti

General information: 200-035

Guide Dog & Service Dog Act

General Information: 200-141, 800-234, 800-247

Legislative Update: 700-005

The Case of the Certified “Service” Dog: 200-151

Hardship

A Harder Case For Hardship: A Strata Owner’s Guide To Ministerial Order M195 June 25, 2020: 200-226

General information: 200-009, 200-106, 800-198

Hearings: see “Hearings”

Private records: 800-199

Hiring

Owner, tenant, occupants: 200-046

Employees vs. contractors: 300-186

Hot Tubs

Portable hot tubs:

Human Rights

CHOA Guide – Accessibility in Strata Developments: What Does the Human Rights Code Require? 600-013

General information: 200-021, 200-030, 200-066, 200-081, 300-864, 300-910, 300-912, 300-979

Human Rights Code:

Pets: 300-992

Hearings

General information: 200-130, 800-256, 300-800, 400-504, 300-892

Council Hearings and the Decision Making Process: 200-160

The Case of the Costly Hearing Refusal: 200-207

A Word About Hearings & Observers – 200-235

Heat pumps

General information: 300-1101, 300-787, 300-1154

BC Housing Guide: Make-Up Air Units and Corridor Pressurization

BC Housing Guide: Detailing Guide for Heat Pump Penetrations in Existing Buildings – Research Centre – BC Housing

CHOA Bulletin 200-295: Update on Electric Vehicles, Heat Pumps, and Electrical Planning Reports – What a Council Needs to Know

CHOA Guide 400-451: Considering Bylaws for Heat Pump and Air Conditioner Installations

Significant change (is the installation of a heat pump significant?): 300-1118

Technical Safety BC: HEAT PUMPS: REGULATIONS, REQUIREMENTS & CERTIFICATION

Holiday Tips

General information: 300-208, 300-762, 300-820, 300-871

Hot water tanks

General information: 300-181,

Information Certificate

Information Certificate, see “Forms”

Investing

General information: 600-003, 300-581, 300-617, 800-264 300-1018, 300-1084, 300-1100

Invoices

Old invoices:

Insurance

And bare-land stratas: 300-197

And lawsuits: 300-196, 800-248

Betterments: 300-1164

Bylaws: 800-191, 300-866

Checklists: 400-039, 200-149

Claims:300-1082, 300-1119

Commercial insurance: 300-911

Commissions / undisclosed commissions: 300-899

Complications: 300-600, 300-609

Condo Insurance and the Client-Broker Relationship: 200-229

Construction insurance:

Construction liability:

Council liability insurance:

Damage inside a suite can fall under “common assets”:

Deductibles: 300-105, 200-058, 200-059, 800-008, 800-097, 800-173, 200‐129, 300-780, 300-826, 300-856,300-857, 300-867, 300-876, 300-931, 300-954, 300-1060, 300-1165

Disclosure: 300-915

Duplex insurance:

Earthquake: 300-708, 300-1202

Financing Insurance: 300-701

Fees:

General information: 300-479, 300-503, 300-519, 300-546, 300-553, 200-079, 300-847, 300-872, 300-878, 300-882, 300-891, 300-1028, 300-1065, 300-1139, 300-1149

High deductibles / inability to obtain insurance: 300-875, 300-877, 200-215 (Owners Reimbursing Strata Corporations for High Insurance Deductibles, 200-219 How do Strata Corporations and Owners Manage the Dramatic Increase in Insurance Rates?

Home owner insurance: 300-596, 800-224

Homeowner insurance losses:

Incident report (sample): 400-032

Insurance Coverage on Upgrades:

Insurance liability:

Legislative Update:300-898 (June 23, 2020), 300-908 (Sept 2020)

Options how to pay for an insurance policy: 300-966

Owners’ rights for insurance coverage: 300-477

Personal insurance: 300-535, 800-077, 300-539, 200-115

Proceeds:

Repair to damage flowchart: 200-149a

Rising insurance: 300-543, 300-869, 300-907

Sewer back up: 300-738

Special levies / Special levies to pay a deductible: 800-063, 800-173, 300-880, 300-897, 300-928, 300-1037

Staying informed: 300-933

Strata corporation insurance: 600-004, 300-149, 800-300, 300-1056

Strata Funds Insurance:

Tenant damages, see “Rentals and Rental Bylaws”

Using an Insurance Broker: 200-167

Vacant strata lot: 300-1097

When disaster strikes: 300-1070

Investors

General information: 800-171

Keys

General information: 300-486, 300-628, 300-809, 300-836, 300-1052

User fees: see “User fees”

What you need to know about: Keys and Access to Strata Lots: 600-009

Land Titles Office

Filing documents: 800-135, 300-744

Land title changes: 800-034, 200-119

Landscaping

Community gardens, see “Alterations”

General information: 300-182, 200-125

Weed control: 200-041

Tree removal: 200-049, 300-1143

Small trees become big trees, see “Alteration: alterations to common property”

Lawsuits

Disclosure of lawsuits: 300-783

and insurance: 300-196

suing an owner: 800-197

What to do when we are sued?: 800-248

Legislative Updates

Oct 27, 2025: Legislative Amendment: Bulletin 700-023 – OIC 497-2025 Expanded list of Professionals who can prepare a DR or EPR

Bill 44: 300-1021 , 300-1022, 300-1023, 300-1024

CHOA Bulletin 700-017: Legislative Update: BILL 44 – 2022 BUILDING AND STRATA STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2022

Electric Vehicle Charging and Electric Management Regulation – Order-in-Council (OIC 261-23) – Dec. 6, 2023

CHOA Information Release – NEW REGULATIONS REQUIRE AN ELECTRICAL PLANNING REPORT AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR OWNERS TO INSTALL EV CHARGING STATIONS IN A STRATA CORPORATION
CHOA Bulletin 700-021 – Legislative Update: EV Charging and Electrical Planning Reports
Government of BC Strata website: Electric vehicle charging in strata corporations – Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

CRMA Regulation – Remote Strata Meetings: COVID-19 Related Measures Act – On February 16, 2021, a regulation under the COVID-19 Related Measures Act confirmed that strata corporations may continue to conduct remote meetings until July 10, 2021, regardless of when the state of emergency declared under the Emergency Program Act ends.

Legislative Amendment: Bulletin 700-013 – Ministerial Order M114

Legislative Amendment: Bulletin 700-014 – Order in Council No 270

Legislative Amendment: Bulletin 700-011 – Bill 14

Legislative Amendment: Bulletin 700-012 – Order in council No 499

Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT): 700-007

Guide Dog & Service Dog Act: 700-005

Ministerial Order No. M114 ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE AT STRATA PROPERTY MEETINGS (COVID-19) ORDER CLICK HERE

Order in Council (OIC 270 2020) May 29, 2020 – The BC Government announced amendments to the Strata Property Regulations, specifically allowing an insurance premium to be funded from the contingency reserve fund without a 3/4 vote and allowing a strata corporation another two months to call their annual general meeting as long as there is a declaration of a state of emergency or if a declaration of a state of local emergency is in effect in the region your strata is located.

Strata Property Regulation 1.1 & 6.11 – clarifying deposit insurance requirements: 700-010

Strata Property Regulation 6.9 – User Fees: 700-008

Strata Property Regulation 7.1 – Increased fines for short-term rental bylaws: 700-009

Winding Up a Strata Corporation: 700-006

Leaky Condos

general information:

Liens

Liens, see “collections

Limited Common Property

allocating LCP expenses: 300-737

bylaws and use of LCP: 200-017

general information: 300-530, 300-913

importance of registered documents: 300-483

repair and maintenance: 300-913, 300-968

Lock Boxes

general information: 300-611

Landlords

A Landlord’s Guide to Tenant Relations: 200-204

Finding the Truth in Myths – Reliable Information Sources for Landlords: 200-243

Laundry

laundry room facilities: 200-050

Lawyers

list of strata lawyers: 400-005

Legal fees

general information: 300-178

The Case of the Recovered Legal Fees: 200-248

The Case of the Recovery of Reasonable Legal Fees: 200-173

Limitation Act

general information: 200-073, 200-074

limitation periods, see “collections”

Mailboxes

General information: 800-276

Repair of common property: 300-580

Theft prevention: 300-663, 800-206

Management

Authority to enter into Contracts on behalf of the strata: 300-761

Changing Strata Management Companies? 5 Things You Need to Know: 200-242

Checklist – list of responsibilities: 400-023

Commissions: 300-687

Contracts / management agreements : 200-007, 300-610, 300-541, 300-691, 800-302, 300-802, 300-971, 200-114 , 800-215,

Contract renewals (increasing management fees): 300-977

Dual Agency:

Errors: 300-620

Hiring a Strata Manager: 300-702

Keeping You Informed: RECBC’s Payments and Benefits Disclosure Information for Strata Corporations form: 200-236

Licensing: 300-162, 300-222, 400-036

Payments and Benefits Disclosure Information for Strata Corporations: 200-245

Request for Proposal: 400-042

Understanding The Role Of The Strata Manager: What We’ve Learned From COVID‐19: 200-227

What Is the Strata Manager’s Role?: 200-252

Marijuana

Bylaws: 300-777, 200-195

General Information: 300-812, 200-185

Weeding Through the Law and the Stone, Cold Truth About Medical Marijuana and Strata Corporation: 200-159

Memorial Gardens

Memorial Gardens on Common Property: 300-698

Municipal Bylaws

General information:

Maintenance

Maintenance, see “Repair and Maintenance

Minutes

General information: 200-005, 800-147, 800-155, 800-219, 300-717

In camera minutes: 300-860

Notice vs. notify: 800-193

Setting Agendas & Minutes of Meetings: 400-015

Notice

Also see “Record Keeping”

General Information: 300-1123

Inform or Notice, What’s the difference? 300-973

Providing notice to a strata corporation: 300-785

Official mailing address of the strata corporation: 300-852

Noise

enforcement of bylaws: 300-925

general information: 200-092, 200-093, 200-096, 800-259, 300-718, 300-1117

The Case Of The Neglected Noise Complaints: 200‐223

Open houses

general information: 300-176

open house bylaws:

Order for Repairs by authorities

environmental restoration:

municipal work orders re: grow-op damages

Owners

Whose strata lot is it anyway? 200-259

Owner Developers

new developments, see “Annual General Meeting: first AGM”

Operations Planning

Creating an Operations Plan: 400-505, 300-903,

General: 300-870

SAMPLE- Operations Planning Chart: 400-508 (PDF file), 400-508 (excel file)

Operating Fund

Inappropriate use of: 300-167

line of credit:

Order for sale

financial crisis for owners:

order for sale application: 200-029

Painting

Repainting a Multi Family Complex: 200-143

Painting Contract Checklist: 400-050

Parking

allocations: 800-023, 300-518, 300-524, 800-089, 800-145, 800-149, 800-165, 800-194, 800-195

buying and selling:

electric vehicles: see “electric vehicles”

A CHOA Research Study: Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on Strata Properties in British Columbia

events, see “events”

general information: 200-055, 800-071, 300-529, 600-001, 200-090, 300-577, 800-123, 800-261, 300-799, 300-845

handicapped parking headaches:

importance of registered documents: 300-483

incorrect information, see “Forms: Form B Information Certificate”

Insurance decals: 300-994, 400-515

selling common property: 300-953

user fees: 800-055

Petitions

creating a petition: 400-038

general information: 300-602

Phased stratas

BCLI consultation: Sections, Types & Phases: 200-152

general information: 300-643, 200-187

Podium Information

Maintenance Matters 25: Podium Overloading and Weight Restriction: Maintenance Matter No.25 – Podium Overloading and Weight Restriction – Research Centre – BC Housing

Replacing Podium Waterproofing: 600-008

Pools

general information:

Presales

Are Pre‐Incorporation Cost‐Sharing Agreements Enforceable?: 200-237

Procedures

electronic meetings: 800-032

general information: 200-027

painting quotes: 800-069

Proxies

Can a strata limit proxies? 400-019, 300-491, 800-070, 300-662, 800-205, 800-246, 800-280, 300-1034

general information: 300-525, 300-729, 300-760, 300-814, 300-846

problems: 300-508, 800-175

proxy piling: 300-996

sections: 300-502

Through the Fog; Navigating Proxies in Electronic Meetings: 200-247

who decides the validity of the proxy? 300-803, 300-1114

Pest control

general information: 300-161, 300-548,300-753, 300-796, 200-205, 300-850

Pets

Aggressive Dogs: 300-1145

Bylaws: 800-010, 800-044, 800-010, 800-056, 800-072, 800-076, 800-139, 800-154, 300-625, 800-169, 800-188, 800-196, 800-203

Exemptions: 800-035

General information: 300-571, 800-121, 800-263, 300-943, 300-1016

Guide Dogs: 800-234, 800-247

Service Pets: 300-1013

Pipes

Are pipes common property?: 300-939

corrosion of copper pipes: 200-038

replacing the piping: 300-509, 300-572

Who is responsible for Sewer Pipes? 300-597

Pot

general information:

Privacy

At‐a‐glance: Updated Privacy Guidelines for Strata Corporations and Strata Agents: 200-258

general information: 300-778, 200-258, 300-1072, 300-1159

electronic meetings:

Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA): 200-128

privacy legislation: 200-036,

privacy officer: 300-505

privacy rights & reasons:

Privacy Guidelines for Strata Corporations and Strata Agents (OIPC Guide)

Surveillance: see “Surveillance cameras”

Prostitution

general information:

Quorum

Adjournment Leads to Quorum Quandary: 800-016

general information: 800-258, 300-940

getting your owners involved:

how to calculate: 400-001

Radon

Radon: 200-190

Real Estate Services Act (RESA)

compensation fund insurance:

Records

Access to Records: 800-239

Fees for records: 300-984

General Information: 300-995, 300-1071, 300-1207

Mailing address: 300-1071

Online Records & Information:

Recycling

general information: 800-158, 300-616, 200-112, 200-113, 200-154, 300-1099f

Remuneration of council member

general information: 300-066

Rentals and Rental Bylaws

As an investment: 300-175, 800-171

General information: 200-010, 300-494, 300-569, 800-114, 300-583, 800-124, 800-128, 300-615, 600-002, 300-631, 200-122, 300-707, 300-896

Form K & rental bylaws: 800-068

Illegal suites:

Impact on buyers: 300-191

Rental Housing Task Force: 300-821

Rental inventory: 300-630, 300-792

Rental screening: 300-605, 800-285

Rental termination after sale: 300‐685

Tenant damages: 800-174

To rent or not to rent:

Roommates: 200-182

Reserve plans

benefits of a reserve plan:

general information: 300-481

Rules

adding new business to the AGM, see “annual general meeting”

christmas trees, see “bylaws”

general information: 300-130, 300-507, 800-101, 800-294, 300-827

versus bylaws: 400-010, 300-763

Record Keeping

email records: 300-641

fees for records:300-984

importance of registered documents: 300-483

new stratas:300-1107

notice: 800‐223

owners lists: 300-806

privacy of records: 800-183, 200-221The Case Of Too Much Information

websites and institutional memory: 300-950

what records must the strata keep? 400-014

who owns the records? 800-134

Recording meetings

general information 200-012

Refunds

general information: 300-174, 300-185

selling your home: 800-001, 800-013

Renovations

general information: 200-188

Repair and Maintenance

asbestos:

balconies and decks: 200-040, 300-594, 300-601, 300-817

best practices & practice tips for addressing major repairs : 200-105a, 200-105b, 300-828

bids & quotes: 300-706, 800-250, 300-868, 300-1152

bonding: 300-1010

building envelope: 200-041

ceilings: 800-137

contracts, see “contracts”

court actions, see “court actions”

damage caused by strata corp. lack of repair and maintenance: 300-1025

deferred maintenance: 800-266, 300-949, 300-1061, 300-1068, 300-1112

Designing a Risk Management Program: 200-220, 200-220 Supplement – SAMPLE Operations Planning Chart OR 200-220 Supplement – SAMPLE Operations Planning Chart (Excel Format)

drainage: 300-819

dryer vents: 800-218, 300-829

exterior doors & windows: 800-297

financing options: 300-873, 300-976

fireplaces: 300-549, 200-181

furnace and boilers: 200-109

general information: 300-187, 300-555, 200-082, 200-086, 200-098, 300-575, 300-813

maintenance programs: 200-043, 300-200, 300-961

Painting: 800-069, 400-050

Piping: 300-560, 300-597

Replacing the piping, see “pipes”

Repair of common property: 200-011, 200-013, 200-023, 800-104, 300-580, 300-835

Repair of limited common property: 200-022, 800-112, 800-126, 300-855

Repair to a strata lot: 300-713, 300-716

Roofs: 800-260

Service lines and strata: 300-512

Strata Corporation’s responsibility for repairing a strata lot: 200-176, 300-1003

Townhouse maintenance: 800-119,

Ventilation:

Who pays the damage:

Windows, see “windows”

Roofs

Access: 300-844

Hiring a professional: 200-135

Repairs: 300-959

The Facts and Dangers of Rooftop Transmitting Devices on High‐Rise Buildings: 200‐256

Satellite dishes

general information: 800-116

installation:

Security

General information: 200-076

Strata lot keys: 300-486

Seniors Issues

Warerhousing: 300-699

Short term accommodation

General Information: 300-205, 800-153, 800-190, 200-127, 300-747 , 300-725, 300-824, 200-179, 200-200, 200-198, 300-945,300-963, 300-967, 300-1067, 300-1069, 300-1075

Prohibited Buildings Program Helps Protect Vancouver Strata Corporations From Unauthorized Short‐Term Rentals: 200-240

The Case of the Unproven Short Term Accommodation Fines: 200-234

Signage

general information: 300-176, 400-009, 300-081, 300-160, 300-299

Smoking

Bylaws regarding smoking in stratas: 400-018, 200-061, 300‐682

Court enforcement of a no smoking bylaw: 200-138

General information: 300-484, 200-091, 300-588, 800-131, 800-241

Laws regarding smoking in BC stratas: 200-067

Non smoking buildings: 300-465

Top 5 Reasons For Adopting A Non‐Smoking Bylaw: 200-284

Social Media

General information: 300-1080, 300-1209

Is Facebook a good idea for strata corporations?: 300-808

Storage Lockers

general information: 800-093, 800-094, 300-1204, 300-1205

Special levies

Are special levies for contingency contributions valid? 300-854

Collecting: 800-211, 300-981

Communication: 300-614

General information: 300-478, 800-122, 800-143, 200-120, 300-768, 300-874, 300-991

Harmonized (Special levy and CRF) resolutions: 300-942

How is a special levy calculated?: 800-303

Insurance: 300-086, 300-143, 800-063

Interest revenue on special levies: 300-843

Payouts: 300-676

Refunds: 800-144, 800-287, 800-202, 300-853, 300-962, 300-1094, 300-1095, 300-1147

Resolutions: 800-151

Special levy surplus: 800-272

The Case of the Invalid Special Levy Resolution: 200-239

Strata Council

Administration: 300-667, 600-007 , 300-974

Authority: 300-172; 300-472; 300-473, 800-022, 800-067, 300-550, 300-644, 800-217, 800-283

Best practices: 800-184, 200-183

Communication – communicating with owners by email: 400-045

Compensation / remuneration: 800-064, 300-523, 800-270, 300-985, 300-1160

Confidentiality: 300-689

Conflict of Interest: 300-779

Council decisions / how strata council makes decisions: 800-141, 300-735, 300-1030

Council meetings: 800-075, 400-500, 300-618

Does A Power of Attorney Have The Power To Be On Strata Council?: 200-254

Elections and inability to elect a strata council: 300-564, 200-124, 300-863, 300-944, 300-1120

Eligibility: 800-033, 800-185, 300-816, 300-818, 200-196, 300-1001, 300-1153, 300-1153

Emails & electronic communication: 300-607, 300-618, 300-641, 300-668, 400-045

Expanding number and eligibility for strata council members: 200-020 , 800-095, 300-936

How are the Procedures Determined to Elect a Strata Council? 200-157

Leadership Opportunities at Your Doorstep: 200-281

Liability: 200-047, 200-118, 300-851

Meeting notice: 300-194, 800-018, 800-029, 800-118

Members Only: A Strata Corporation’s Guide to Council Eligibility: 200-263

Removing a strata council: 300-1064

Resignations: 300-612

Responsibilities: 300-164, 300-492, 300-570, 300-573

Rogue council: 800-133, 300-638, 300-1053

Role description: 200-025, 300-825

Troublesome owners:

Violations: 200-131

What A Strata Council Needs To Know: 200-280

What if no one will be on council? 300-648

What is a conflict of interest? 300-599

Strata Fees

default in strata fees: 200-045, 300-1142

Do fees still apply during a major claim? 300-1091

fines: 800-204, 300-862

general information: 300-203, 800-088, 300-633, 300-672, 300-767, 300-889, 300-1057

How to calculate: 300-1105

Retroactive fees: 300-776, 300-901, 300-1012

Strata fee increases: 800-268

Surcharges: 800-267

Strata lot

Whose Strata Lot Is It Anyway?: 200‐259

Strata Management

Strata Management, see “Management

Strata Property Act

changes to the Strata Property Act:

section 40-57: 400-027

Surplus

general information: 300-185

Sections

allocation of expenses: 400-011, 300-578, 800-192

BCLI consultation: Sections, Types & Phases: 200-152

cancelling sections: 300-622, 200-117

general information: 300-248, 300-613, 800-162, 300-917

proxies, see “proxies”

versus types: 400-011

Sex Offender

general information: 300-170, 300-703

Significant Change

general information: 300-497, 300-830, 200-186, 300-837

Snow removal

general information: 300-206, 800-257, 300-815

Spending authority

general information: 300-159, 800-207

limits for strata council: 800-067, 800-178, 300-1050

overspending: 800-099

repair & maintenance: 300-498

unauthorized expenses: 300-651

Strata Corporation

Crane Swing Agreements – What A Council Needs To Know: 200-250

general information: 800-157, 300-626

Small strata corporations: 300-1090, 200-273

Strata living

general information: 200-111, 300-621, 300-540, 300-654, 800-304

Strata Plan

general information: 200-087

Strata Property Act Schedule of Standard Bylaws

copy of standard bylaws: 400-034

Surveillance Cameras

Doorbells and Exterior Cameras Installed by Owners, Occupants and Tenants – What a Council Needs to Know: 200‐255

Surveillance cameras: 800-065, 800-240, 300-731, 300-849, 300-1054

General information: 200-168

Taxes and Taxation

filing corporate income tax returns: 600-006

general information: 300-184, 800-042, 300-690, 300-751, 300-879, 300-1031

home renovation:

HST:

HST and the HRTC:

PST: 300-1206

PST Rebate Program Program Ending:

PST and Guest Suites: 300-1077

Tax Returns & HRTC for a Strata:

tax returns & US citizens: 300-534

Trust accounts: 300-1089

Underused Housing Tax: 300-1033

Technical Safety BC

Unsafe Gas Work Leads to Fire and Explosion in Richmond Strata Complex: 200-218

Why You Need a Carbon Monoxide Alarm in Your Home: 200-253

Tenant

Does a tenancy end when a strata lot is sold? 200-145

Responsibilities: 300-832

Tenant verification: 200-044

Types

allocation of expenses 400-011, 300-578, 300-1046

BCLI consultation: Sections, Types & Phases: 200-152

types of strata lots:

types bylaws: 300-636, 300-1055

versus sections: 400-011

Tax sale

general information: 200-019

Tree removal

Tree removal, see “landscaping”

Unit Entitlement

changing utility use: 300-435

expense allocation: 300-578

general information: 300-177, 200-247, 300-823, 300-859

strata plan: 300-521

unfair unit entitlement: 200-054

Utilities

common water expenses: 300-434

service lines and strata: 300-512

smart meter upgrades: 300-598

utility charges:

user fees: 300-649, 300-972

Water Sustainability Act: 300-965

User fees

general information: 300-528, 800-186, 800-275, 800-290, 300-1116

Keys: 300-791

record keeping: 800-092

Vehicle repairs

general information 300-188

Volunteers

Ventilation

general information: 300-257, 300-948

Voting

¾ vote: 200-051, 400-002, 800-003, 800-081

assignment of voting rights: 200-037, 800-142

Counting ballots AND Secret ballots: 300-590, 800-269, 200-172, 300-918

commercial vs. residential lots, see “commercial stratas”

depreciation reports: 300-480, 800-288, 800-125, 300-752

Destroying ballots: 800-281

eligibility: 300-604, 300-858, 300-1015

general information: 800-009, 800-045, 800-052, 800-062, 300-538, 800-096, 300-557, 800-120, 300-586, 800-130, 800-160, 300-635, 300-722, 800-291, 300-1017, 300-1144

How to calculate a vote: 300-1063

in the event of a tie: 800-220

Majority vote definition: 800-253

navigating strata votes: 800-006

power of attorney:

proxies: 400-019, 300-729

Reconsidering a vote: 300-647, 300-952, 300-1038

Secret Ballots “The Case of the ‘Not so Secret’ Secret Ballot”: 200-172

Strata Corporation’s Strata Lot – Voting and Allocation of Strata Fees: 200-241

thresholds, repair & maintenance: 300-576

unanimous vote: 800-020

voting by email, Absentee Ballots and voting procedures: 800-234

voting cards / ballots: 400-022, 800-167 , 800-249

voting rights: 800-005, 800-053, 300-656, 800-292

voting thresholds: 300-592, 200-121, 600-010, 300-848

What to know about: Voting Rights & Voting Thresholds: 600-010

Warranty

Contractor Warranties: The Good, The Bad, and The Time Sensitive: 200-249

general information: 300-488, 300-955, 300-1041

New Home Warranty: 200-032

warranty basics: 200-033

warranty claims (under the Homeowner Protection Act):300-782

Winding Up a Strata Corporation

Winding up a strata Corporation (liquidation): 800-236, 200-139, 300-724,300-591, 300-661, 300-673, 300-674, 300-675, 300-730, 300-733, 800-274, 300-765, 300-770, 300-797, 300-798, 300-810, 300-980, 300-1020, 300-1048

Legislative Update: 700-006

Weed control

Weed control, see “landscaping”

Water damage

general information: 200-048, 200-111

Windows

Alterations to common property: 800-040

Double pane glass: 200-031

Medical Experts Encourage Window Safety To Protect Young Children Publication: 200-264

Families Urged to Take Window Safety Measures as Temperatures Rise: 200-165

General information: 300-202, 200-085

Repairs and maintenance: 300-606, 300-790, 300-1087, 300-1151, 300-1199

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