Strata Property Update 2015


Course Date: March 23, 2015

Course Agenda ▼

Welcome and Introduction to The Paradise Park Council Meeting and SGM”

The problems at Paradise Park continue. In April of 2013, THE OWNERS, STRATA PLAN BCS000 – PARADISE PARK held their AGM. Now council is being attacked. A Council Meeting and a Special General Meeting have been called to deal with a number of these issues. 

Council Meeting

  • Item 1: Rental hardship hearing
    • what is a rental?
    • rental bylaw requirements
    • what is hardship?
    • hardship deadlines
    • procedure for hearings
    • how can time be limited? 
  • Item 2: Consideration of the petition
  • Item 3: Set Special General Meeting agenda, including preparation of resolutions to be addressed

Veronica P. Franco — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Matthew D. Fischer — Fischer and Company Law Corporation, Kelowna
G. Stephen Hamilton — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Paul G. Mendes — Lesperance Mendes, Vancouver
Adrienne M. Murray — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Patrick A. Williams — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Special General Meeting

  • setting the agenda
  • removal of council members
  • consideration of smoking bylaw
  • consideration of name change
  • addressing resolutions to repair building
  • discussion on secret ballots

Veronica P. Franco — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Matthew D. Fischer — Fischer and Company Law Corporation, Kelowna
G. Stephen Hamilton — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Paul G. Mendes — Lesperance Mendes, Vancouver
Adrienne M. Murray — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Patrick A. Williams — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Tony Gioventu — Executive Director, the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA), New Westminster 

Lunch with Featured Speaker “Introduction to the Civil Resolution Tribunal”

Shannon Salter — Chair, Civil Resolution Tribunal

Special General Meeting (cont'd)

  • setting the agenda
  • removal of council members
  • consideration of smoking bylaw
  • consideration of name change
  • addressing resolutions to repair building
  • discussion on secret ballots

Veronica P. Franco — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Matthew D. Fischer — Fischer and Company Law Corporation, Kelowna
G. Stephen Hamilton — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Paul G. Mendes — Lesperance Mendes, Vancouver
Adrienne M. Murray — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Patrick A. Williams — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Tony Gioventu — Executive Director, the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA), New Westminster 

Networking Break

Council’s Duty to Enforce Bylaws; Ethical and Law Practice Management Issues: Panel Discussion

  • bylaw enforcement and update on case law
  • conflicts issues
  • parking stall issues
  • evictions
Veronica P. Franco — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Matthew D. Fischer — Fischer and Company Law Corporation, Kelowna
G. Stephen Hamilton — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Paul G. Mendes — Lesperance Mendes, Vancouver
Adrienne M. Murray — Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver
Patrick A. Williams — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Tony Gioventu — Executive Director, the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA), New Westminster 

Questions and Discussion