In the case
of strata management licensees, this includes posting their clients» records on their brokerage's website without the requirement for a secure logging on procedure, where it can first be verified that the person logging on to obtain or review the documentation is authorized, in accordance with the Strata Property Act, to obtain access.
Many of these duties constitute the provision
of strata management services.
Managing Performance Issues Poor or unprofessional client services are the subject of many
of the strata management complaints the Council receives.
Adrienne is a Director of the Condominium Homeowners Association, and a member
of the Strata Management Advisory Group to the Real Estate Council of BC.
Prevention Strategies and Solutions for the Strata Management Brokerage From conflicts of interest to issues with records management, this seminar will cover the most commonly received complaints about the activities
of strata management licensees and brokerages.
For managing brokers whose responsibilities include overseeing the activities of licensees providing strata management services, answering this question can be challenging, thanks to the unique and specialized nature
of strata management brokerages.
However, licensees should take note: neither the Council nor the Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate considers that the preparation of a depreciation report falls under the definition
of strata management services found in section 1 of the Real Estate Services Act (RESA).
Active Charge
of Strata Management Brokerages While every real estate licensee has a responsibility to comply with the Real Estate Services Act (RESA)-- which includes ensuring they are in compliance with the Real Estate Services Regulation (Regulation), the Council Rules, and the Council Bylaws — for managing brokers there is an even higher duty of care.
In the specific issue
of a strata management licensee receiving a draft depreciation report from, for example, an engineering company, it is the Council's view that the licensee's duty would be to provide the draft to the strata council so that it may be reviewed to confirm that it is complete, accurate and approved for distribution.
After the effective date of the termination
of a strata management service agreement, the brokerage must promptly transfer control of the strata corporation's money to the strata corporation or, if the strata corporation engages another brokerage to provide strata management services, to the other brokerage.
To support managing brokers in their efforts to ensure that their associated licensees are adequately managed and supervised, particularly in the area
of strata management, the Council has developed this Special Report from Council, focusing on the unique challenges facing managing brokers in the course of operating a brokerage that provides strata management services.
(iii) in respect of money held or received on account
of strata management services — a separate trust ledger for each principal showing all amounts received and disbursed in relation to the principal and any unexpended balance in relation to that principal;
(5.1) Strata management agreements — In the case of a service agreement required under subsection (1) respecting the provision
of strata management services, the service agreement must also include the following:
(9) After the termination
of a strata management service agreement, the brokerage must promptly transfer control of the strata corporation's money to the strata corporation or, if the strata corporation engages another brokerage to provide strata management services, to the other brokerage.
2.19 In relation to a strata corporation, the owner developer, as defined in the Strata Property Act, is exempt from the requirement to be licensed under Part 2 of the Act in respect
of strata management services provided to or on behalf of the strata corporation, but only until control of the strata corporation's money is required to be transferred under section 22 of the Strata Property Act.
In relation to a strata corporation, the owner - developer, as defined in the Strata Property Act, is exempt from the requirement to be licensed under Part 2 of the Act in respect
of strata management services provided to or on behalf of the strata corporation, but only until control of the strata corporation's money is required to be transferred under section 22 of the Strata Property Act.
In addition, the owner / developer is exempt from the requirements to be licensed as a strata manager in respect
of the strata management services that it provides on behalf of the strata corporation until the control of the strata corporation's money is required to be transferred to the strata corporation.
In addition to rental property management services and trading services, «real estate services» includes the provision
of strata management services.
In the case
of strata management licensees, their professional development needs are highly specialized.
Completion
of the Strata Management Licensing Course and ability to be licensed by the Real Estate Council of B.C. to provide strata management services.
In the case
of strata management services, «principal» is defined as «the strata corporation to whom or on behalf of whom the services are provided».
Not exact matches
One catalyst will be ongoing share buybacks, believes Scott Stevens
of Strata Capital
Management, which owns the Liberty Capital tracking stock.
A fee paid by property owners for the
management of the common property
of buildings established under a
strata title.
Management Rights are very popular in Queensland and smaller accommodation complexes are run by couples that purchase a unit in the building along with the business rights to manage the balance
of the
strata titled holiday apartments on behalf
of the property investors as holiday letting accommodation.
One recent notable case was last year's The Owners,
Strata Plan LMS 1751 v. Scott
Management Ltd. at the British Columbia Court
of Appeal.
4.3 For the purposes
of section 37 (2)
of the Act, a person providing
strata management services who fails to give the
strata corporation any
of the records required to be given under section 37 (1)
of the Act must pay to the
strata corporation $ 1 000.
«Is it going to be the
strata management doing the practice
of law?
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When i was a council member
of LMS - 61, the council filed a formal complaint against Rancho
management and Campbell Strata Management in regards to a m
management and Campbell
Strata Management in regards to a m
Management in regards to a missing CD.
The
strata council
of VR9999 is obtaining quotes from other
strata management licensees for
management of the remediation project, but intends to keep its current
management company, from whom it feels it is getting good service.
Am I able to assist in the
management of that
strata corporation, either by sitting as a member
of the
strata council, or by providing
strata management services, on my own behalf?
Section 9 - 3
of the Rules allows an individual licensee who is a
strata lot owner to provide
strata management services to or on behalf
of the
strata corporation in which the
strata lot is a member so long as the licensee:
Under section 5 - 12
of the Rules, licensees engaged in rental property
management or
strata management must disclose to the licensee's principal, and to the related brokerage, certain benefits that the rental property manager or
strata manager anticipates receiving as a result
of the
management of the rental property or the
strata corporation.
The exemption in Section 2.17
of the Real Estate Services Regulation that enables a
strata lot owner to provide
strata management services is limited to individuals who are owners.
If a brokerage is to collect and hold funds on behalf
of the
strata corporation, those funds must be kept in a separate trust account in the name of the brokerage on behalf of the client e.g. ABC Strata Management Co. in trust for VR
strata corporation, those funds must be kept in a separate trust account in the name
of the brokerage on behalf
of the client e.g. ABC
Strata Management Co. in trust for VR
Strata Management Co. in trust for VR 12777.
Generally, a brokerage that provides
strata management services to a
strata corporation, while at the same time providing rental property
management services or trading services to an owner
of a
strata lot in a
strata corporation, is in a conflict
of interest situation.
Insofar as
strata management is concerned, this section
of RESA means licensees can only rely on the following exemption.
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management of residential properties, both leasehold and
strata - titled, at a senior level.
As noted above under the heading «Application
of RESA», licensees are permitted by section 9 - 3
of the Rules to provide
strata management services to not more than two
strata corporations in which they own a
strata lot without the need to comply with the requirements
of RESA, the Regulations, and the Rules under limited circumstances.
Licensees providing rental /
strata management services must also conform to the requirements
of PIPA.
There is nothing in RESA that would prevent VR9999 from engaging two
strata management licensees, one to do the regular
management of the complex, and one to manage the envelope remediation under separate service agreements.
Grosspar Holdings can not provide
strata management services without licensing and meeting the other requirements
of RESA.
Whenever a licensee provides such
strata management services, the licensee must make written disclosure
of various matters to the
strata corporation.
As a result, a caretaker or other employee
of the
strata corporation to whom or on behalf
of whom the services are provided, resident on the premises or other wise, may provide
strata management services if he or she is an employee in accordance with the criteria
of the Canada Revenue Agency.
An individual who is employed as a caretaker or manager by the
strata corporation, or by a brokerage that provides
strata management services is exempt from the requirements to be licensed in respect
of collecting
strata fees, special levies or other amounts levied by the
strata corporation, as long as the exempt caretaker or manager promptly delivers the money to the
strata corporation or brokerage.
Section 5 - 12
of the Rules requires that a licensee providing rental property
management services and
strata management services must also make disclosure
of any benefits that a brokerage or licensee anticipates receiving as a consequence
of making expenditures on behalf
of a principal to whom the rental property
management or
strata management services are being provided.
With regard to
strata management services, the only exemption from the licensing and other requirements
of RESA made available to a licensee in the Rules is found in Section 9 - 3 (Exemption # 1 (b) above).
The brokerage must retain copies
of the «Disclosure
of Interest in Trade» form, disclosures relating to remuneration, disclosures relating to benefits in relation to rental property or
strata management, and disclosures relating to material latent defects.
Under that exemption, JJJ may not provide
strata management services «for or in expectation
of remuneration».
As a result
of section 2
of RESA, without an exemption, a licensee who was elected to a
strata council would be considered to be providing
strata management services and would be required to comply with all aspects
of RESA, including holding a licence that permits the licensee to conduct
strata management services.