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Our strata council president has referred to a recent Civil Resolution Tribunal decision that indicated the pipes and wires were not shown on the strata plan the implication being that each owner was somehow responsible for the piping to their unit. If this is the case, how would anyone know what building elements were the responsibility of each owner? No one has any idea what’s behind our 45-year-old walls.
Gwen R. There is no requirement for pipes, wires, ducts and cables to be shown on a strata plan, because the Strata Property Act creates automatic easements and definitions to define common property.
British Columbia’s expensive car insurance rates are expected to become noticeably cheaper starting this weekend.
Saturday, May 1 marks the first day of ICBC’s new insurance system. The Crown corporation is transitioning to a new “care-based model” and rolling out what they call “Enhanced Care coverage.”
Customers who purchase full basic and optional insurance from ICBC on or after May 1 will save an average of 20% compared to last year’s premiums. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says that the basic rate decrease is the “largest in the province in more than 40 years.”
Additionally, customers whose insurance policies extend past May 1 will be eligible for a one-time refund based on their current policy. The refund will be calculated based on the difference between a driver’s current coverage plan and their new, lower-cost Enhanced Care coverage, as well as the length of their existing policy that extends past May 1, 2021. These ref
Condo Smarts: How do we know if pipes are common property? We are at the point where we need to update our hot and cold water lines in the building, and there is a significant amount of debate over who is responsible and how the cost will be paid.
Author of the article: Tony Gioventu
Publishing date: Apr 29, 2021 • April 29, 2021 • 3 minute read • The Strata Property Act creates automatic easements and definitions to define common property. Photo by Getty Images /PNG
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by Carlito Pablo on April 21st, 2021 at 2:48 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
So what happens now to Samantha MacKenzie’s dogs?
The woman owns two dogs, which she describes as “members of her family”.
However, her strata council has ordered MacKenzie to “rehome” one of them.
In other words, she needs to let go of one of her four-legged companions.
This is because the Abbotsford townhouse complex has a pet bylaw that allows owners to keep either one dog or a cat.
MacKenzie believed that she can keep two dogs when she purchased her unit in 2020.
Also, she has said that she is willing to keep only one dog after the other dies.