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Your Time, Your Life: Sometimes That’s not the Case in a Strata or Condo Home

So, you’re the proud owner of a Strata dwelling; or you’re responsible for managing a Strata dwelling; or perhaps you sit on Council for one. Regardless of your role, you have a vested interest in wanting maintenance and repair to be a natural and stress-free part of your day-to-day life.   You might think that maintenance […]

Bylaws, Bylaws, bylaws

Bylaws, Bylaws, and More Bylaws: Why it’s So Important That You Understand Each One Thinking of purchasing a Strata Managed home? Make sure you read the bylaws for that Strata before the purchase, and if you have any questions, ask. The following article gives a deeper explanation as to why. Copyright: stylephotographs https://www.timescolonist.com/life/condo-smarts-bylaw-amendments-must-comply-with-strata-act-human-rights-code-5152530 Contact Us

Relative Humidity and the Happy Family – Primer #5

If you think you may have a problem caused by Relative Humidity, we hope that this series of posts on the topic helps you to move forward. We sincerely hope you don’t get overwhelmed by the issue, because dealing with it using the tips we’ve discussed can lead to you being a happy rather than […]

Relative Humidity Primer #4

Relative Humidity and its role in your comfort level at your home is fairly straightforward, but also fairly deep and complex as far as the number of factors that should be considered, and the number of things you should look for and maintain properly. Last week we listed tips that will help ensure Exhaust Air […]

Relative Humidity Primer #3

If you’ve been following our series of posts about Relative Humidity (RH) ion the home, you’re now many steps ahead of most people in understanding why it’s so important to understand, and importantly, why you need to control it. So over the next 2 – 3 posts, we’re providing tips for homeowners for doing just […]

Reactive vs Planned Maintenance – Cost Savings to Consider

We’ve posted many times about the need for Planned Maintenance in a Strata or Condo complex. What we want to do in this post is demonstrate, in real terms, how planned maintenance should be an obvious choice. The following example uses a building life span of estimated 80 years, with a focus on roof replacement. […]

Condo Smarts – Management firm’s record keeping must follow strata act rules – Victoria Times Colonist

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The Strata Act

As mornings go, this one started out in the usual way – breakfast, personal Internet searches, and then considering if the sun might deem itself to shine today. Since that last morning task still doesn’t look like it’s going to reap any benefits today, (sound of thunder claps) I turned to figuring out what topic […]

Canadian Strata Fund Track Solutions: A Reintroduction

Our company, Canadian Strata Fund Track Solutions (CSFTS) has been posting here for almost a year, and during that time we’ve examined many of the fundamentals that affect the day to day reality of living in a multi-family building. (Strata or Condo) Today we’re taking the opportunity to re-introduce who we are and what we offer: […]