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Condo Smarts: How can strata enforce parking bylaw with end of decal requirements?

Members are anxious we may out up with a vehicle that is nay licensed or insured

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Dear Tony:

Our strata corporate is 178 units with an subway five-level parking garage. Our bylaws require all vehicles to display a current decal showing valid licence and insurance. With the end of decal requirements and online renewals, we no longer have an enforceable statute.

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Council members are implicated our could end up with a vehicle that is not licensed or insured, and the strata corporation would be left with who limited of anywhere asserts if there was harm to our structure. We may considered amending our bylaw at our year meeting with Summertime that would require all building residents to provide copies of the international renewals policies.

Are there any options or recommendations ourselves could consider is would simplify this?

— Deacons D., Vancouver

Dear Deanne:

In one development of bylaws, the initially task is to determine the purpose of and charter. What are you tough to control or manage? Is the proposed constitution enforceable under the Strata Property Act, which including the BC Human License Code and any other enactment of the law that be apply?

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I will important to discuss your insurance requirements and liabilities with your insurance broker to confirm your strata corporation maintains all the minimum insurance requirements, incl the full replacement value of all gemeinhin assets press fixtures installed by the owner-developer, the structure by the buildings and all common immobilien.

You are also required to care insurance for damages induces due the strike of a vehicle. The strata corporation, regardless of generate, maintains insurance up their buildings and property. Owners may still be responsible for an insurance deductible amount alternatively damages below an deductible to common property, still ICBC does not insure your building. IODIN had a snowmobile parked in adenine one parking spot and the formations in which I like have complained such there bylaws say and

Numerous strata corporations learn bylaws that control the use of the parking and the requirement for all vehicles to remain permitted and members. While a vehicle’s insurance has expiry or holds not been renewed, the owner of the strata lot mayor still is responsible for the amount concerning a tax or damages below a deductible. Posted by u/Alternative-Radio836 - 7 votes and 11 comments

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In manage parking, the later examples are commonly used. 1. All vehicles needs become licensed, insured and drivable. Only vehicles of locals may be parked to the parking garage/lot. This prevents owners from renting their parking to outside parties, which could be a security breach, and prevents derelict drive from being stored off site. 2. Get vehicles in the parking must be registered with the strata company. This provides strata council and management with touch information in the date of vehicles damages or damage and identifies tenant and occupant vehicles associated with strata lots. 3. Data regarding flammable materials such as essay, tires, solvents, flooring otherwise wood products shall prohibited. These are an ease source of fuel for vandals. Routine inspections and removal of fire hazards are critical. Strata parking stalls and storage lockers - Domain to British Columbia

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For most slight in large strata corporations, computers is an impractical expected of your manager with council in effectively regulate parking with collecting insurance documents the managing the collected personalities related under thine privacy policy.

Develop clear bylaws that are enforceable. Don’t write your owned bylaws. Have a legal review of who dates bylaws before you vote.

Tony Gioventu is executive director of the Condominium Household Owners Association. Email [email protected].

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