Strata Living

2017 Strata Living (800-259 to 800-305)

Bulletin	Headline	Topic	Publication date
800-259	When is enough, enough?	Noise & Rentals	Jan 7
800-260	How do we get our roof fixed?	Repair & Maintenance, Roofs	Jan 12
800-261	Who controls parking?	Parking	Jan 19
800-262	When do I need approval for alterations to my strata lot?	Alterations	Jan 26
800-263	How to remove a pet	Pets	Feb 2
800-264	Who holds the funds?	Contingency Reserve Funds & Investing	Feb 9
800-265	Who sets the agenda?	Agendas	Feb 16
800-266	Ignoring repairs is no solution	Repairs & Maintenance	Feb 23
800-267	Charging extra fees	Strata fees	March 2
800-268	Is there a limit on a strata fee increases?	Strata fees, budgets	March 9
800-269	The trouble with secret ballots	Voting	March 16
800-270	Is it legal for council members to be paid?	Strata council remuneration	March 23
800-271	Alteration requests	Alterations	March 30
800-272	A special levy surplus	Special Levy surplus	April 6
800-273	Modifying my townhouse for access	Alterations	April 13
800-274	Liquidation or winding up, what’s the difference?	Winding up a Strata	April 20
800-275	How are user fees for certain things decided?	User fees	April 27
800-276	Common area mail boxes	Mailboxes	May 4
800-277	Tracking who pays?	Collections	May 11
800-278	What reasonable conditions can my strata impose for alterations?	Alterations	May 18
800-279	Access to a strata lot	Access to a strata lot	May 25
800-280	Limiting proxies – Don’t tamper with voting rights	Proxies	June 2
800-281	To destroy ballots or not, that is the question?	Voting	June 8
800-282	Barbecue time, and the complaints are rolling in!	Balconies & Decks; Barbecues	June 15
800-283	Giving Notice to the Strata: When can council members say “no”?	Strata Council; authority	June 22
800-284	Who pays for damages?	Bylaws; fines, insurance	June 29
800-285	Can strata screen buyers and tenants?	Rentals & rental Bylaws, Buying & Selling, Bylaws; Enforcement	July 6
800-286	Are LED upgrades worth considering?	Energy Upgrades	July 13
800-287	When is special levy money refunded?	Special Levies	July 20
800-288	What is a majority vote and what is a ¾ vote to approve contingency fund expenses?	Voting, Depreciation Reports	July 27
800-289	Disputing an amount with a strata	Buying & Selling	Aug 3
800-290	User Fees	Keys, User Fees	Aug 10
800-291	Small strata corporations	Voting, Strata Living	Aug 17
800-292	Too many votes at AGM	Voting Aug	Aug 24
800-293	Who charges the fees?	Collections; Liens	Aug 31
800-294	Council Rules: A Disaster	Rules	Sept 7
800-295	Strata council must provide owners list and addresses	Privacy, Petition for an SGM	Sept 14
800-296	Access to a strata lot	Access to a strata lot	Sept 21
800-297	Who is responsible for patio door repairs?	Repair & Maintenance of common property, Insurance	Sept 28
800-298	Strata Insurance	Insurance	Oct 5
800-299	Who repairs attic spaces?	Repair & Maintenance of Common Property	Oct 12
800-300	Who is responsible for outside maintenance costs?	Insurance, Alterations to Common Property	Oct 19
800-301	Who scoops the movie money?	Common Property; bylaws regarding use of	Oct 26
800-302	Authority to Contract	Strata Management	Nov 3
800-303	How is a special levy calculated?	Special Levies	Nov 9
800-304	What is a non‐conforming strata?	Strata Living	Nov 16
800-305	Charging extra fees	Contracts, Access to Information	Nov 23
NOTE: Due to internal changes with the publisher this column is no longer running.

2016 Strata Living (800-209 to 800-258)

Bulletin	Headline	Topic	Publication date
800-209	Missing repair report has buyer worried	Buying and Selling	Jan 7
800-210	How rentals are counted	Rentals and Rental Bylaws	Jan 14
800-211	Collecting a Special Levy	Special Levies	Jan 21
800-212	Access to a strata lot	Access	Jan 28
800-213	How do we get our strata to comply with the Act?	Disputes, Civil Resolution Tribunal Act	Feb 4
800-214	Removing trees	Alterations to Common Property	Feb 11
800-215	Transferring management agreements	Management	Feb 18
800-216	The cost of forms	Forms	Feb 25
800-217	How is authority delegated in a strata?	Strata Council	Mar 3
800-218	Who maintains dryer vent ducting?	Repair & Maintenance	Mar 10
800-219	Minutes of Meetings	Minutes	Mar 17
800-220	Who has an additional vote if there is a tie?	Voting	Mar 24
800-221	Community Gardens	Landscaping	Mar 31
800-222	When is the first AGM for a new strata?	Annual General Meeting	Apr 7
800-223	The Strata Mailing Address	Notice, Record Keeping	Apr 14
800-224	Pipe Burst	Insurance	Apr 21
800-225	Strata may be liable for incorrect information certificates	Forms , Parking	Apr 28
800-226	Forced Labour?	Bylaws	May 5
800-227	Form F Payments	Forms	May 12
800-228	Bylaws never enforced	Bylaws	May 19
800-229	The difference between bylaws and rules	Bylaws, Rules	May 26
800-230	Removing trees	Landscaping	Jun 2
800-231	Unlawful Access to a strata lot	Access	Jun 9
800-232	How is common property determined	Common property	June 16
800-233	Depreciation reports and the limitation period	Depreciation reports, Limitation Act	June 23
800-234	Are guide training dogs exempt from pet bylaws?	Pet bylaws, Guide Dogs	June 30
800-235	Absentee Ballots are Not allowed	Voting, Absentee ballots	July 7
800-236	What is “Interest on Destruction?”	Winding up a strata corporation	July 14
800-237	Fair Enforcement of Bylaws	CRT, Bylaw Enforcement	July 21
800-238	Access to strata lots and the Census	Access	July 28
800-239	Charging for Record Inspections	Access to records	Aug 4
800-240	Elevator Advertising Monitors & Surveillance	Security	Aug 11
800-241	Smoking Problems and No Smoking Bylaws	Smoking	Aug 17
800-242	Buying a Condo Sight Unseen	Buying & Selling	Aug 25
800-243	Duplex Woes	Duplexes, Non-Conforming Stratas	Sept 1
800-244	Who’s in & Who’s Out: Age, Rental & Pet bylaws	Bylaws	Sept 8
800-245	What if the Strata Won’t Enforce Bylaws?	Bylaw Enforcement	Sept 15
800-246	Proxy Wars	Proxies	Sept 22
800-247	New guide dog exemptions	Guide Dogs	Sept 29
800-248	What happens when the strata is being sued?	Lawsuits, insurance	Oct 6
800-249	Ballots	Voting	Oct 20
800-250	Are 3 bids required? The scope of work	Maintenance, quotes, scope of work	Oct 27
800-251	The Form B Information Certificate has changed!	Form B Information Certificate	Nov 3
800-252	Do buyers qualify for bylaw exemptions?	Buying & selling, Bylaws	Nov 10
800-253	What constitutes a majority vote under the Strata Property Act?	Voting, majority vote	Nov 17
800-254	Depreciation Reports	Depreciation Reports	Nov 24
800-255	Civil Resolution Tribunal: The First Decision	CRT	Dec 1
800-256	What is a hearing?	Hearings	Dec 8
800-257	Who cleans the sidewalks?	Snow Removal	Dec 15
800-258	What is a quorum?	Quorum	Dec 22

2015 Strata Living (800-158 to 800-208)

Bulletin	Headline	Topic	Publication date
800-158	New regs on recycling	Recycling	Jan 8
800-159	What a difference a day makes!	Hearings, Hardship	Jan 15
800-160	How are votes counted?	Voting	Jan 22
800-161	Who is responsible for deck membranes?	Balconies and Decks	Jan 29
800-162	Sections & Operations	Sections	Feb 5
800-163	Bylaw Blues	Bylaws	Feb 12
800-164	Guest chairperson out of order	Annual General Meeting / Special General Meeting	Feb 19
800-165	Parking Allocations	Parking	Feb 26
800-166	Cable Services	Contracts	Mar 5
800-167	Voting Cards	Voting	Mar 12
800-168	Enforcing Bylaws	Bylaws	Mar 19
800-169	Does size matter?	Pet bylaws	Mar 26
800-170	Video Taping Strata Meetings	Recording Meetings, Annual General Meeting / Special General Meeting	Apr 2
800-171	Investor Problems	Rentals and Rental Bylaws, Buying & Selling	Apr 9
800-172	Form F payment certificate	Forms	Apr 16
800-173	Insurance deductible special levy	Insurance	Apr 23
800-174	Tenant Damages	Rentals and Rental Bylaws	Apr 30
800-175	Proxy Problems	Proxies	May 7
800-176	Entering a strata lot	Access	May 14
800-177	New Developments	AGM, Owner Developers	May 21
800-178	Can council spend money without permission?	Spending Authority	May 28
800-179	Strata Lot Bylaws	Bylaws	Jun 4
800-180	Can strata ding you extra for plumbing?	Alterations	Jun 11
800-181	Who plans the AGM?	Annual General Meeting	Jun 18
800-182	Who decides when it’s time to file a lien against a strata lot?	Collections	Jun 25
800-183	Privacy of records	Access	Jul 2
800-184	Verify the Source	Strata Council	Jul 9
800-185	Eligibility for council	Strata Council	Jul 16
800-186	Janitorial fees prompt debate on chargesUser	Fees	Jul 23
800-187	Bylaws and commercial strata lots	Bylaws, Commerical Stratas	Jul 30
800-188	Impact of Pet Restriction Bylaws	Pet bylaws	Aug 6
800-189	Can an owner really be forced out of a special meeting?	Annual General Meeting / Special General Meeting	Aug 13
800-190	Air B&B and Short Term Rentals	Rentals and Rental Bylaws	Aug 20
800-191	Insurance Bylaws	Insurance	Aug 27
800-192	Section Expense Allocations	Sections	Sep 3
800-193	Is it notice or notify?	Minutes , Notice	Sep 10
800-194	Parking Ownership	Parking	Sep 17
800-195	Parking Problems	Parking	Sep 24
800-196	Pet Problems	Pets	Oct 1
800-197	Suing an Owner	Lawsuits	Oct 8
800-198	Hardship Applications	Hardship	Oct 15
800-199	Private Records	Records	Oct 22
800-200	Access to a strata lot	Access	Oct 29
800-201	Adding business to the AGM	Annual General Meeting, Rules	Nov 5
800-202	Refunds to owners	Special Levies	Nov 12
800-203	What does the word ‘reasonable’ mean?	Bylaws	Nov 19
800-204	Fines on strata fees	Strata Fees	Nov 26
800-205	Proxy Battles	Proxies	Dec 3
800-206	Mailboxes	Mailboxes	Dec 10
800-207	The cost of non compliance?	Spending Authority	Dec 17
800-208	Christmas Trees	Bylaws, Rules	Dec 24

2014 Strata Living (800-108 to 800-157)

Bulletin	Headline	Topic	Publication date
800-108	Buyer’s Records	Buying & Selling	Jan 9
800-109	How long do we keep our records?	Record Keeping	Jan 16
800-110	Can the strata sell a caretaker’s suite?	Buying & Selling, Caretakers	Jan 23
800-111	How much of our Depreciation Report do we have to fund?	Depreciation Reports	Jan 30
800-112	Who does the work?	Repair of Limited Common Property	Feb 6
800-113	Change a parking space to a bike room	Alterations to Common Property	Feb 13
800-114	Rental bylaws	Rentals and Rental Bylaws	Feb 20
800-115	How do we approve fees?	Budgets	Feb 27
800-116	Satellite Dishes	Satellite Dishes	Mar 6
800-117	Tiling Balconies	Balconies & Decks, Alterations	Mar 13
800-118	Who determines the agenda of meetings?	Agendas, Strata Council, Annual General Meetings / Special General Meetings	Mar 20
800-119	Determining who will do strata repairs.	Repair & Maintenance	Mar 27
800-120	Counting Votes	Voting	Apr 3
800-121	How many hamsters are too many?	Pets	Apr 10
800-122	Special levies gone bad	Special Levies	Apr 17
800-123	Towing Vehicles	Parking	Apr 24
800-124	Landlord Blues	Rentals & Rental Bylaws	May 1
800-125	New Changes to the Strata Act	Voting, Depreciation Reports	May 8
800-126	Who is responsible for Limited Common Property?	Repair & Maintenance	May 15
800-127	Fines and Penalties for Tenants	Bylaws, Rental Bylaws	May 22
800-128	Secret renters	Rentals and Rental Bylaws	May 29
800-129	What does a buyer do when the strata won’t give them the information they request?	Buying and Selling	Jun 5
800-130	Counting ballots	Voting	Jun 12
800-131	Smoke Free Housing	Smoking	Jun 19
800-132	July 1st Flags	Flags	Jun 26
800-133	Rogue council	Strata Council	Jul 3
800-134	Who owns the records?	Record Keeping, Access to Records	Jul 10
800-135	Filing New Bylaws	Bylaws Land Titles Office	Jul 17
800-136	Access to a strata lot	Access	Jul 24
800-137	Who repairs my ceiling?	Repair & Maintenance	Jul 31
800-138	Accessing Records	Access	Aug 7
800-139	When dog owners bark back about complaints	Pets	Aug 14
800-140	What does notice for an annual meeting include?	Annual General Meeting	Aug 21
800-141	Council Decisions	Strata Council	Aug 28
800-142	Who is an Eligible Voter?	Voting	Sep 4
800-143	Unexpected Special Levy	Special Levies	Sep 11
800-144	Who gets a special levy refund?	Special Levies	Sep 18
800-145	Chronic Parking Abusers	Parking	Sep 25
800-146	Are commercial lots different than residential?	Commercial Stratas, Voting	Oct 2
800-147	Minutes of Meetings	Meetings	Oct 9
800-148	Changing my floors	Flooring	Oct 16
800-149	How is parking allocated in a strata corporation?	Parking	Oct 23
800-150	Owners challenge AGM	Annual General Meeting / Special General Meeting, notice	Oct 30
800-151	Who writes resolutions?	Special Levies, Annual General Meeting / Special General Meeting	Nov 6
800-152	Condo Living	Buying & Selling, Rules	Nov 13
800-153	What’s the Hype Over Air B&B’s?	Rentals and Rental Bylaws	Nov 20
800-154	Pet Wars	Pets	Nov 27
800-155	Minutes	Minutes	Dec 4
800-156	What’s going on with sections?	Sections	Dec 11
800-157	What is a non-conforming strata?	Strata Corporations	Dec 18

2013 Strata Living (800-058 to 800-107)

Bulletin	Headline	Topic	Publication date
800-058	Who has access to records?	Access	Jan 3
800-059	What is the maximum rate of fines?	Collections, Fines	Jan 10
800-060	Deficits	Budgets; deficits	Jan 17
800-061	What restricts the sale of a strata lot?	Buying & Selling	Jan 24
800-062	Who counts the AGM vote?	Voting	Jan 31
800-063	Surprise Special Levies	Special Levies, Insurance	Feb 7
800-064	Paying Strata Council	Strata Council	Feb 14
800-065	Surveillance Cameras	Security	Feb 21
800-066	Strata Bullying	Bullies	Feb 28
800-067	Spending Limits for Strata Council	Spending Authority, Strata Council	Mar 7
800-068	Form K For Rentals	Form K, Rental and Rental Bylaws	Mar 14
800-069	Do we need 3 quotes? Painting	Procedures, Repair & Maintenance	Mar 21
800-070	Can We limit Proxies	Proxies	Mar 28
800-071	Changing my Parking	Parking	Apr 4
800-072	What is grandfathering?	Bylaws, Pets	Apr 11
800-073	Getting info on a purchase	Buying & Selling	Apr 18
800-074	Election Signs & Campaigning	Elections	Apr 25
800-075	Who Chairs Meetings?	Strata Council; meetings, AGM/SGM chair	May 2
800-076	Pet’s Rentals and Age: Who is exempt?	Age Restriction Bylaws, Pets, Rentals	May 9
800-077	Sewer Back Up	Insurance	May 16
800-078	Rush Fees	Forms, Fees	May 23
800-079	Why we need council’s approval before we change our carpets	Alterations	May 30
800-080	Requirements for a 3/4 vote to exempt from a deprecation report	Depreciation Reports	Jun 6
800-081	How do we reconsider a three-quarters vote?	Voting	Jun 13
800-082	Altering a deck surface	Alterations, Balconies	Jun 20
800-083	Who repairs common property?	Alterations, Balconies	Jun 27
800-084	Who counts votes?	Voting	Jul 4
800-085	For richer for poorer	Rentals	Jul 11
800-086	Majority Votes	Voting	Jul 18
800-087	Barbecue Rules & Bylaws	Balconies & Decks; Barbecues, Rules	Jul 25
800-088	How do we Change our Strata Fees?	Strata Fees	Aug 1
800-089	How do I Change my Parking?	Parking, Allocations	Aug 8
800-090	Common Property Alterations	Alterations to Common Property	Aug 15
800-091	How rentals are counted	Rentals and Rental Bylaws	Aug 22
800-092	Charges to inspect records?	User Fees, Record Keeping	Aug 29
800-093	What is stored in our lockers?	Storage Lockers	Sep 5
800-094	What’s in your storage locker?	Storage Lockers	Sep 12
800-095	How to Expand Strata Council	Strata Council	Sep 19
800-096	Counting Votes	Voting	Sep 26
800-097	Insurance Deductibles	Insurance	Oct 3
800-098	The militant chairperson	Annual General Meetings	Oct 10
800-099	Unauthorized Expenses	Spending Authority	Oct 17
800-100	Why do we elect scrutineers?	Annual General Meetings / Special General Meeting	Oct 24
800-101	What’s the deal with Policy Manuals?	Rules, Bylaws	Oct 31
800-102	Unauthorized alterations	Alterations to a Strata Lot	Nov 7
800-103	How bad does it have to get?	Eviction , Insurance	Nov 14
800-104	Ponying up for common property repairs	Repair and Maintenance of common property, Doors	Nov 21
800-105	Strata council discovery of cremated remains brings up cultural issues	Death	Nov 28
800-106	Real Estate Signage	Buying & Selling	Dec 5
800-107	Condo Living	Annual General Meetings / Special General Meeting	Dec 12

2012 Strata Living (800-009 to 800-057)

Bulletin	Headline	Topic	Publication date
800-009	How votes are counted	Voting	Jan 12
800-010	Fur flies over pets at strata council	Bylaws, Pets	Jan 19
800-011	Who picks up the bill?	Bylaws, Types	Jan 26
800-012	Certificate Charges	Forms	Feb 2
800-013	Who gets the refund?	Refunds	Feb 9
800-014	Move in Costs	Buying	Feb 16
800-015	Depreciation Impact on Bare Land Strata Corporations	Depreciation Reports	Feb 23
800-016	Adjournment Leads to Quorum Quandary	Quorum	Mar 1
800-017	What does grandfathering mean?	Bylaws	Mar 8
800-018	How much notice is required?	Notice	Mar 15
800-019	Amending the annual budget	Budgets	Mar 22
800-020	Unanimous Vote	Voting	Mar 29
800-021	Agenda Items	Agendas	Apr 12
800-022	Big Screen Buy	Strata Council	Apr 19
800-023	Who owns the parking?	Parking	Apr 26
800-024	Doors and Windows	Doors and Windows	May 3
800-025	Act offers a new way to end strata disputes	Civil Resolution Tribunal, Lawsuits	May 10
800-026	How Fines are Imposed	Bylaws, Fines, Forms	May 17
800-027	Filing Bylaws	Bylaws	May 24
800-028	Sale of a Strata Lot	Collections	May 31
800-029	Notice Periods for Meetings	Notice	Jun 7
800-030	Adult Only Complex	Age Restriction Bylaws	Jun 14
800-031	Amending the Annual Budget	Budgets	Jun 21
800-032	Electronic Meetings for Council & The AGM	Strata Council, Annual General Meeting	Jun 28
800-033	Who is eligible for council?	Strata Council, Age Restriction Bylaws	Jul 5
800-034	Land Title Changes	Land Titles Office	Jul 12
800-035	Pet exemptions	Pets	Jul 19
800-036	Who has access to the records of the Strata Corporation?	Access	Jul 26
800-037	Subjective Bylaws	Bylaws	Aug 2
800-038	Hardwood Flooring	Flooring	Aug 9
800-039	Financial Statements	Financials	Aug 16
800-040	Energy Window Upgrades	Windows, Alterations to common property	Aug 23
800-041	Council response to a letter	Complaints, Caretakers	Aug 30
800-042	Proceeds from interest	Contingency Reserve Funds, Taxes & Taxation	Sep 6
800-043	New Strata Corporation Fiscal Year	Finances, Annual General Meeting	Sep 13
800-044	Pet exemptions	Pet bylaws	Sep 20
800-045	Schedule of voting rights	Voting	Sep 27
800-046	Alterations	Alterations	Oct 4
800-047	Form B Information Certificate	Forms	Oct 11
800-048	Who Supervises the Staff?	Caretakers	Oct 18
800-049	Chairing Annual Meetings	Annual General Meetings	Oct 25
800-050	Alterations	Alterations	Nov 1
800-051	Gas Service	Strata Council Authority, Repair & Maintenance	Nov 8
800-052	Voting	Voting	Nov 15
800-053	Voting rights	Voting	Nov 22
800-054	How do we count rentals?	Rentals	Nov 29
800-055	User Fees for extra parking spaces and storage lockers	Parking, User Fees	Dec 6
800-056	Barking Dogs	Pets, Bylaws	Dec 13
800-057	Special Needs Alterations	Alterations	Dec 20

2011 Strata Living (800-001 to 800-008)

Bulletin	Headline	Topic	Publication date
800-001	Condo sellers getting refund runaround	Refunds	Nov 10
800-002	Requesting information before we buy	Buying	Nov 17
800-003	Calculating ¾ votes	Voting	Nov 24
800-004	How do I challenge a penalty claim?	Form F	Dec 01
800-005	Voting rights	Voting	Dec 08
800-006	Navigating strata votes	Voting	Dec 15
800-007	What’s the news on the new regulations for Depreciation Reports?	Depreciation Reports	Dec 22
800-008	Insurance Deductibles	Insurance	Dec 29