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The BC Government through the Strata Property Act (SPA) enables any private land owner to create a strata, which can be single family, duplex, triplex, multi-residential dwellings and also commercial properties such as stores, restaurants, airports, marinas, golf courses, fractional vacation properties, etc. Strata corporations are unlimited ...
The leaky condo crisis, also known as the leaky condo syndrome and rotten condo crisis, is an ongoing construction, financial, and legal crisis in Canada. It primarily involves multi-unit condominium (or strata) buildings damaged by rainwater infiltration in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island regions of coastal British Columbia (B.C.). In ...
Before registering a complaint, people who contact the Ombudsperson's Office are first referred to specific agencies' internal resolution procedures, if they haven't already tried this route. The office responds to complaints from individuals and organizations, [5] and also initiates systemic investigations. Confidential interpretation services ...
One-half of new construction in 2013 was condominium-related. [8] In recent years, the condominium industry has been booming in Canada, with dozens of new towers being erected each year. Toronto is the centre of this boom, with 17,000 new units being sold in 2005, more than double second place Miami's 7,500 units. [ 9 ]
Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways) is a British Columbia legal case which was resolved in the Supreme Court of Canada in 2010 on a majority decision, both the majority and the dissenting Justices agreeing that the legal doctrine of fundamental breach should be "laid to rest", or "donner le coup de grâce" in the French report, [1] in respect of the ...
Lot owners and prospective purchasers with written permission from a lot owner, can inspect the books and records of a strata scheme for a fee in accordance with section 108 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996. There are companies which specialise in inspecting the books and records and can organise a 'strata search' inspection. [8]
Strata title schemes are composed of individual lots and common property. Lots are either apartments, garages or storerooms and each is shown on the title as owned by a lot owner. Common property is defined as everything else on the parcel of land that is not comprised in a lot, such as common stairwells, driveways, roofs, gardens and so on.
Bid solicitation is the process of making published construction data readily available to interested parties, including construction managers, contractors, and the public. There are several services, including government entities and private plan rooms, that allow project owners to release project details to solicit and obtain contractor bids.