Re: Smoking ban inside your condo - Bylaw passed - Canadian Chat

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milnoc join:2001-03-05 H3B kudos:1	reply to PX Eliezer Re: Smoking ban inside your condo - Bylaw passed said by PX Eliezer: What's a strata member? Had to look it up. First time I see this in English. It's the owners i.e. those who actually own units and/or parking spaces inside the building. It's like shares in stock, except in this case, your total share points are based on how much of the building you actually own. With only 70 voting members present for 237 units, it's obvious quite a few owners own more than a single unit. And they don't actually need to live in the building. Renters aren't owners, so they don't get to vote. They're at the mercy of the owners who make all of the decisions. -- Watch my future television channel's public test broadcast! »thecanadianpublic.com/live
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Thingamajig Premium join:2004-11-03 B.C.	said by milnoc: said by PX Eliezer: What's a strata member? Had to look it up. First time I see this in English. It's the owners i.e. those who actually own units and/or parking spaces inside the building. It's like shares in stock, except in this case, your total share points are based on how much of the building you actually own. With only 70 voting members present for 237 units, it's obvious quite a few owners own more than a single unit. And they don't actually need to live in the building. Renters aren't owners, so they don't get to vote. They're at the mercy of the owners who make all of the decisions. There is also the possibility the others with ownership just couldn't bother showing up to vote. So what goes on in Ontario or other provinces in regards to owning a apartment within a building? I take it there is some other terminology used. Here in BC the owners elect a body of strata councillors within their complex to oversee the general upkeep of the property. They vote to raise monies for major expenses for the common areas within their complex, pass bylaws that should just cover the common areas (this smoking thing being a new frontier!). At the original purchase stage there are covenants in your contract specifically identifying the overall requirements of purchase into the building. This could entail no extravagant window shades for example which could deter the visual effects of the exterior of the building even though it is within the confines of ones residence. At least you know that going in. This new bylaw is outrageous. -- Some hero's wear capes, mine wear combat boots.
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