A Strata Council’s Primer to the Residential Tenancy Branch
Given the haste with which the provincial government adopted a recent amendment to the Strata Property Act (“SPA”) to ban rental restriction bylaws, most of the immediate public reaction focused on the anticipated effects these amendments would have on British Columbia’s overpriced housing and overheated rental markets. However, an [...]
Top Five Illegal Residential Tenancy Clauses
While LandlordBC offers its members a comprehensive, proprietary tenancy agreement template, the often-unfortunate reality is that many landlords still end up using either the standard residential tenancy agreement publicly available on the Residential Tenancy Branch’s (RTB) website coupled with an addendum or their own custom tenancy agreement template obtained from [...]
Under/Over Housing
Determining actual residence is one of the most difficult issues for any Co-op. This is because it is ever so difficult to obtain the requisite proof required to establish whether or not a person actually resides, or does not reside, in the unit as claimed. This is because members and [...]
Top 10 tips to collect debts from strata owners
Tip #1: Follow due process requirements when seeking to levy a fine. Strata councils and strata property managers will often seek to fine an owner or a tenant by issuing a simple letter informing the individual(s) in question of the breach and fact that the strata corporation has decided [...]