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Dear Tony: Our strata council president recently posted a notice in our building indicating there are 10 additional parking spaces available for sale at a rate of $15,000 from the strata . . .

Dear Tony: Our Victoria strata corporation has struggled with the decision process around how council is elected at the annual general meeting. We use the standard bylaws of the strata property act. . .

Dear Tony: What are the limitations that we can impose on an owner who is wanting to undertake alterations to their strata lot? We have an owner who has purchased a penthouse unit and has submitted. . .

Dear Tony: At a recent general meeting, our strata had a lengthy dispute over how quorum was calculated and whether we could continue our meeting near the end, as more than half the registrants had. . .

We did not have sufficient funds in our contingency in the event of an emergency, so we had to resort to a special general meeting and approving a special levy to all owners. Our strata council has reached an agreement with the family to pay for the deductible when the unit is sold this year, but in the interim, every owner was required to pay their share of the levy. This did raise a question that no one seems to have an answer for. If the unit sells and the $100,000 is paid back to the cor...

Vanessa R.T., Surrey There is a significant amount of confusion in residential communities over what orders apply and how facilities are managed, amid provincial health orders, the Indoor Individual Exercise Requirements issued by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control March 31, and the increased risk of virus spread. There is also a Civil Resolution Tribunal decision that, absent an order from an authority, a strata corporation requires a three-quarters vote at a general meeting to shut down a...

Our manager has advised that this is a common bylaw being adopted by strata corporations. Is this correct? As owners who pay the cost of the operations of our strata corporation, we need to know how these classes of people would be elected and how they could contribute to our operations for special projects and avoid being in a conflict of interest if they also provide professional services. Our owners ultimately defeated the proposed bylaw, pending better definitions of who these people are...

Dear Tony: Our recent annual general meeting held electronically had 17 resolutions on the agenda for upgrades and repairs to our buildings. Our meeting dragged on for almost five hours and in the . . .

Students and school leavers to benefit from the popular employment event WARRINGTON & Co is gearing up to host the seventh annual Apprenticeships and Jobs Fair online. Always hugely popular, the event is usually held at Birchwood Park, but current restrictions mean things will be done differently this year. Hosted on the ‘Learn Live’ platform on March 3, the fair will provide businesses with the opportunity to showcase their employment and apprenticeship opportunities to students and ...

JDR, council member When it comes to how a strata corporation spends its money, purchasing and financial practices are determined through its bylaws and the wording of resolutions the owners approve at general meetings. The Strata Property Act does not set a minimum number of bids or special procurement conditions. For an expense on a major project or an operating contract, the owners at a general meeting can direct or restrict the council by majority and give specific instructions on the met...