Strata Property Update 2023


Course Date: October 19, 2023

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 52min
Total Ethics: 50min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
 
Teresa Sheward — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Lisa N. Mackie — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Jennifer L. Neville — Hamilton & Company, New Westminster
 
Strata Property Basics (9:10 – 9:55)

  • an overview of the foundational concepts of the Strata Property Act
  • learn how to read and decipher a strata plan
  • understand strata governance structures—how decisions are made and who makes them
Alyona Kokanova — Cleveland Doan LLP, White Rock
Shawn M. Smith
— Cleveland Doan LLP, White Rock
 
Strata Practice Management Tips (9:55 – 10:25)
 
  • who is your client?
  • what authority do you need to proceed?
  • where to file your claim
  • managing expectations
K. Kathrine Uppal — Bleay Both Uppal LLP, Vancouver
 
BREAK (10:25 – 10:40)
 
Update on Strata Corporations and Electric Vehicles: Now Who Has the Power? (10:40 – 11:05)

  • review of amendments under Bill 22
  • what is immediately effective, and what is still to be determined by regulation?
  • review of common scenarios and best practices
Jennifer L. Neville — Hamilton & Company, New Westminster
 
CRT Litigator's Grab Bag: Practice Tips (11:05 – 11:35)

  • helper versus representatives
  • section 34.1 hearings
  • Rules of Procedure
  • disclosure of legal opinions
  • precedent versus good law
  • jurisdiction and overlap
  • getting organized
  • costs and expenses
Anil K. Aggarwal — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Ben Scheidegger — Hamilton & Company, New Westminster
 
Identification and Verification of a Strata Corporation Client (11:35 – 12:00)

  • identifying your client
  • verifying your client's identity
  • source of money obligations
Barbara K. Buchanan, KC — Practice Advisor, Conduct and Ethics, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
 
LUNCH (12:00 – 1:00)
 
Case Law Update: Privacy and Video Surveillance (1:00 – 1:40)
 
Veronica P. Franco — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
 
Difficult Residents and How to Manage Them (1:40 – 2:10)

  • owners
  • tenants
  • strata-initiated tenant evictions
G. Stephen Hamilton — Hamilton & Company, New Westminster
Lisa N. Mackie — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
 
BREAK (2:10 – 2:25)
 
Top Five Most Pressing Issues for New Strata Corporations (2:25 – 3:05)

  • calling the first AGM 
  • collecting records from the developer
  • 2-5-10 warranty reporting
  • review of developer contributions to common expenses
  • review of ASP agreements
Alexander J. Chang — Lesperance Mendes, Vancouver
 
Acting for the Individual Owner (3:05 – 3:35)
 
  • acting for strata lot owners in strata disputes
  • before the engagement
  • the initial consultation
  • determining the scope of the retainer
  • unbundled legal services
  • communicating with the strata corporation and attending strata meetings
  • getting paid
Paul G. Mendes — Lesperance Mendes, Vancouver
 
Hot Topics Roundtable (3:35 – 4:30)
 
  • window pains
  • animal house
  • water woes
  • where there's smoke
  • is this fixable?
Anil K. Aggarwal — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Veronica P. Franco — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
G. Stephen Hamilton — Hamilton & Company, New Westminster
Lisa N. Mackie
— Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Paul G. Mendes — Lesperance Mendes, Vancouver
Jennifer L. Neville — Hamilton & Company, New Westminster
Ben Scheidegger — Hamilton & Company, New Westminster
Shawn M. Smith — Cleveland Doan LLP, White Rock
K. Kathrine Uppal — Bleay Both Uppal LLP, Vancouver