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Guides for BC strata councils and managers
The Strata Property Act, the Regulation and the Standard Bylaws, explained for the people who have to apply them on a Tuesday evening. Each guide ends with how AryaPM handles the same work.
These guides are general information as the legislation reads in 2026, not legal advice. Check the current text at bclaws.gov.bc.ca and your registered bylaws before acting.
- BC strata guide · EnforcementSection 135: how a BC strata imposes a bylaw fine that holds upSection 135 of the BC Strata Property Act sets the steps a strata must follow before imposing a fine: complaint, written particulars, a chance to respond, a hearing if requested, notice to the landlord. Here is the ladder, the maximums and the mistakes the CRT overturns.Read more →
- BC strata guide · RecordsThe Form B Information Certificate, explainedEverything a BC strata must put in a Form B Information Certificate under s.59 of the Strata Property Act, the one-week deadline, the maximum fee, the attachments (bylaws, rules, budget, depreciation report) and how to produce one from live data.Read more →
- BC strata guide · TenanciesForm K: the notice every tenant in a BC strata must receiveWhat the Form K is, who must sign it, the two-week deadline for giving it to the strata under s.146 of the Strata Property Act, what happens if a landlord skips it, and how to keep every tenancy's Form K on file.Read more →
- BC strata guide · CapitalDepreciation reports in BC: what changed and when yours is dueThe 2023 changes to depreciation reports for BC strata corporations: five-year cycle, no more waiving by vote, July 1 2026 and July 1 2027 deadlines by region, who can prepare one, and how to hand the consultant a clean asset inventory.Read more →
- BC strata guide · MoneyStrata fees, arrears and special levies: what the Act allowsHow BC strata fees are set and collected, what interest a strata can charge on late fees, when a lien can be registered under s.116, how special levies are approved by three-quarter vote, and what the treasurer should have on file.Read more →
- BC strata guide · GovernanceStrata council minutes: what to record, what to leave out, and when to send themWhat BC strata council minutes must record, the two-week distribution rule in the Standard Bylaws, what belongs in camera, how long minutes are kept, and a template that keeps council out of trouble.Read more →
- BC strata guide · GovernanceThe annual general meeting, step by stepA step-by-step annual general meeting checklist for BC strata corporations: the two-month rule, notice periods and mailing days, what must be in the notice package, quorum, proxies, electronic attendance and the records to keep afterwards.Read more →
- BC strata guide · RentalsShort-term rentals in a BC strata: what council can and cannot doHow short-term rentals work in BC strata corporations after the 2022 rental amendments and the 2024 Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act: what a strata can still restrict, the $1,000-per-day fine cap, principal-residence rules, municipal licences and enforcement evidence.Read more →
- BC strata guide · Common propertyVisitor parking: writing the bylaw and enforcing it without a fightHow to write and enforce visitor parking bylaws in a BC strata: bylaw versus rule, resident cars in visitor stalls, weekly limits, evidence, towing on common property, and how a nightly parkade register makes enforcement defensible.Read more →
- BC strata guide · FeesMove-in and move-out fees: what a BC strata can chargeCan a BC strata charge a move-in fee? Yes, as a user fee under the Strata Property Regulation, if it is reasonable and set out in a bylaw or ratified rule. Here is how to set it, how much is defensible and how to collect it without a cash box.Read more →
- Buyer's guideHow to choose property management software: the questions that matterA practical buyer's guide to property management software for strata corporations, condo boards, brokerages and rental operators in Canada: the questions to ask about money routing, data isolation, maintenance accountability, communications and pricing.Read more →
- Buyer's guideThe strata council software checklistA printable checklist for strata councils evaluating management software: governance, enforcement, records, money, maintenance, communications, security, pricing and exit terms — with the BC-specific items most vendors miss.Read more →
- BC strata guide · MoneyThe contingency reserve fund: contributions, spending and the depreciation reportHow the contingency reserve fund works in a BC strata: the minimum 10% annual contribution since November 2023, what the CRF may be spent on, the votes required, investment rules, and how the depreciation report drives the funding plan.Read more →
- BC strata guide · RecordsRecords requests under section 36: what to keep, what to show, how fastWhich records a BC strata must keep under s.35, who may inspect or copy them under s.36, the one-week and two-week deadlines, the maximum copying fee, and how to run a records desk that answers requests without a scramble.Read more →