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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 ...
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 ...
At the height of the crisis in April 1999 the New Home Warranty of British Columbia & Yukon, the main source of warrantees against construction defects for BC home buyers, collapsed. It was a voluntary warranty program created by the provincial residential construction industry in 1975.
The BCFSA is responsible for licensing individuals and brokerages engaged in real estate sales, rental and strata property management. The BCFSA also enforces entry qualifications, investigates complaints against licensees and imposes disciplinary sanctions under the Act.
Strata properties are a popular housing choice in B.C. because it is convenient, provides security and added amenities and is usually less costly than buying a single-family home. [ 5 ] As the price of single-family housing has soared to unprecedented levels in Vancouver , the number of new condominium sales has increased, along with prices.
The Government of British Columbia (French: Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
In 2005, the Tribunal ordered a Knights of Columbus council in Port Coquitlam, BC, to pay damages of $1,000 to a lesbian couple for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [9] The council's hall manager had signed a contract with the women for the use of their facilities, and then cancelled when he became aware that it was for a same ...
Payments are disbursed to recipients through direct deposit to bank accounts. An average of just under 43,000 payments per month are processed by the FMEP. As an incentive for prompt payment, where a payor misses or is late making a payment twice in a calendar year, the program charges a default fee.