EZtoFind.ca — Free BC Real Estate Information & Property-Search Platform
An information and property-search site by Doug LeMaire, REALTOR® of Fraser Property Management Realty Services Ltd. Search the live CREA DDF® MLS® feed, browse 240 British Columbia community profiles, and get instant answers from Doogie — an educational guide backed by 439 statute-cited glossary entries.
Practice areas & referral policy: Doug LeMaire personally represents transactions in Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and the Sea-to-Sky Corridor (to Whistler). Community pages and glossary content are published province-wide for research and education, but any consumer viewing a page outside those areas (Interior BC, Vancouver Island, Northern BC, the Kootenays, the Okanagan, etc.) is served by referral only through Doug's network of licensed BC REALTORS® on the appropriate local board (VIREB, IAR, KAR, BCNREB, CADREB). Doug does not personally transact real estate outside his stated practice areas. Request an out-of-area referral.
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Strata-lot expertise across BC — Form B, Form F, depreciation reports, contingency reserve funds, bylaw review. Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, and resort condos.
A Form B (Information Certificate) is a mandatory disclosure under the BC Strata Property Act that lists the strata lot's monthly fees, special levies, bylaw amendments, and rental restrictions. A subject-to-review-of-Form B clause protects buyers who need to inspect strata finances before firming.
Every BC strata corporation of five or more units must obtain a depreciation report under Section 94 of the Strata Property Act every three years, unless waived by ¾ vote. The report projects 30-year common-property repair costs — reviewing it before purchase reveals looming special levies (e.g. roof, envelope, elevator).
Since November 2022, the BC Strata Property Amendment Act removed most rental restrictions from strata bylaws (short-term rental restrictions and age-55+ restrictions remain lawful). Verify the current bylaws on the Form B before assuming a specific rental strategy is permitted.
How is the strata's contingency reserve fund (CRF) supposed to be funded?
Under the Strata Property Regulation, a strata corporation must contribute at least 10 % of its annual operating budget to the CRF until the CRF equals 25 % of the operating budget, then may contribute freely. A significantly underfunded CRF is a red flag for pending special levies.
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