LINKS
General
- RMTI provides training
for Apartment & Condominium Managers throughout Canada since 1981
Government Acts & Regulations
- This is the Provincial Government's site where the text of Bills and debates
in the Legislative
Assembly, as well as other information, can be read and downloaded.
Note that only the printed version of an Act is legally acceptable. The
electronic text is not guaranteed authentic.
- The Strata Property Act, Regulations and strata forms are available from
this
site. A most important item is the series of instructional guides. Look on the right side of the screen for these.
- Website of the Government 0f British Columbia
Homeowner Protection Office
- The Homeowner Protection
Office is responsible for licensing residential builders and building
envelope renovators province-wide, monitoring the third-party home warranty
insurance system, a research and education function to benefit the industry and
consumers as well as administering financial assistance programs for owners of
leaky homes in the form of no-interest repair loans and the PST Relief Grant.
Organizations
- The Coalition of Leaky
Condo Owners (COLCO). Its objective is to secure 100% compensation for
leaky condo owners. It supports and offers advice to stratas with leaky problems,
but leaves the action up to the strata.
- Consumer Advocacy and Support for Homeowners Society (CASH). As a housing consumer watchdog, this non-profit Society is committed to advancing public awareness, information, legislation and public policy initiatives to protect the housing consumers' interest.
- The Strata-sphere
organisation run by Ms Cora Wilson. Stratasphere offers membership, a newsletter, a
range of reasonably priced publications and various articles. Of special interest
is a comprehensive article on bylaws.
- BC Real Estate
Association. Contains the texts of the Strata Property Act and the (older)
Condominium Act. Most of what is of interest to condo owners is available
elsewhere.
- The non profit Urban Development
Institute has been active in the pacific region (Vancouver) since 1972. Its
goal is to improve communication and standards through the housing development
industry. It has many corporate members. The site details UDI activities and gives
details of recent news events, e.g. New Home Warranty bankruptcy.
- The Online Homeowner
Association Management Consultant. Based in the Western USA.
- The Canadian Condominium
Institute is a national clearinghouse and resource for condominium issues
and activities nation wide. CCI-Vancouver Chapter is at 1700 - 1185 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4E6
email: contact@ccivancouver.com Website: www.cci.ca/Vancouver
- The web site 'BCCondos.ca'
is a provincial resource for condominium issues
and activities in B.C. Many interesting articles presented.
- The Vancouver Island Strata Owners
Association is a provincial resource for condominium issues
and activities based on Vancouver Island. Condominium Owners Organized and Volunteering
toAssist Strata Councils and Owners.