It is common knowledge that strata councils operate with the interest of the building in mind, not the interest of an individual owner. In a recent dispute, Nabeel Moallem, a lawyer at Sodagar & Company, overturned a strata council’s decision that an insurance deductible in the sum of $25,000 was due and payable by an individual owner. Our client was…
As an owner in a strata-operated property, do you wonder how you can challenge a strata council’s decision? As a strata council member, do you wonder how you can enforce the bylaws effectively? The Fine Effective late-2018, the maximum fine that a strata corporation may set out in its bylaws for the contravention of a bylaw that prohibits or limits…
When looking to make changes to your property, it’s important to consider the implications it may have on your neighbors. Take a tree for example. You want to alter or remove a tree, that crosses both your, and your neighbor’s property line. Prior to making any alteration to the tree, even its just cutting a branch, you must remember that…