The Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA) just launched a new, free, online educational website called the BC Condo Classroom. The site is designed to provide practical, accessible learning resources for strata councils, owners, managers, and industry professionals throughout British Columbia. The BC Condo Classroom currently has the first 10 learning modules in a…
Strata corporations can no longer indefinitely defer strata depreciation reports thanks to new provincial regulations that close a loophole in the Strata Property Act. The loophole had allowed strata corporations to indefinitely defer depreciation reports. As of July 1, 2024, existing strata corporations with five or more strata lots will be required to: obtain a…
Strata corporations, strata owners, residents and strata council members can access online services through the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT). non-payment of monthly strata fees or fines; unfair actions by the strata corporation or by those owning more than half of the strata lots in a complex; uneven, arbitrary or non-enforcement of strata bylaws (such…
If you’ve heard the term “non-conforming strata” before, there’s something you should know: There’s no such thing, according to the Condominium Home Owners’ Association (CHOA). Typically, this term is used to describe strata properties with less than five units. However, a strata is legally defined as any property where a group of owners own their…
