One-third of BC residents live in a strata home, whether it’s a condo, townhouse, or multi-plex unit.
Strata homes are usually more affordable than their single-family counterparts. They can also lessen the burdens of home ownership, with strata residents sharing responsibilities for things like maintenance, snow shoveling, and security. And while these homes tend to be smaller, they may also have access to amenities like a pool or gym.
Strata
Strata corporation
Strata council
The law recognizes the need for an executive body to carry out the duties of the strata corporation and to oversee the corporation’s affairs between general meetings of the eligible voters. This executive body is called the strata council. It’s effectively a board of directors.
The strata council’s role is to:
- act as the managing body for the strata corporation,
- make daily decisions that enable the strata corporation to operate smoothly, and
- enforce bylaws and rules.
Maintenance fee
Special levies
Contingency fund
Depreciation report
A depreciation report identifies the common property, common assets and those parts of a strata lot the strata corporation by bylaw must repair and maintain. The depreciation report will determine:
- What assets a strata corporation owns - an inventory
- The assets’ conditions - evaluation
- When items need to be replaced - the anticipated maintenance, repair and replacement
- How much money the strata corporation currently has - contingency reserve report
- What it’s likely to cost for future replacement - a description of the factors and assumptions in projecting costs
- How the strata corporation can pay for the costs - three cash‐flow funding models projecting 30-year replacement periods