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What Questions Should a Strata ask an Engineer or Contractor

keith — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:11:06 +0000

With so many condos out there in need of repair or remediation, or maybe just maintenance, it is important for stratas to make sure they are getting the best opinions, advice, and quality construction work, there is a lot of money on the line for all involved and it is important to make sure it is put to good use and issues are taken care of in the best way so the same situations won’t occur again. Check out this guide I found in AlbertaLeakyCondo.com

Could Leaky Condos Have Been Avoided?

keith — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:59:03 +0000

This is of course a question that has been asked many times over and I am not sure there will ever be a straight answer. I came across an interesting article from a few years back that may shed some light on this question. read it here in the Richmond Review.

Leaky Condos Alberta

keith — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:42:15 +0000

Here is an iteresting and informative site for those of you who are condo owners in Alberta, or anywhere for that matter. It is dedicated to helping people with leaky condo issues in Alberta. Check out My Leaky Condo Alberta.

918 Roderick Ave. Coquitlam, Leaky??

keith — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:37:59 +0000

Thanks to a condoadvisory user we are now aware that there may be problems with 918 Roderick Ave. in Coquitlam BC. Check out the review here.

Condo Window Nightmare in Florida

keith — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:38:39 +0000

Wow, we here in British Columbia thought we had seen it all with leaky condos, this video of the window problems with a Florida Condo will sure open your eyes. Can’t believe what goes on out there. check it out here

Leaky Condo Owners Let Down Again

keith — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:38:53 +0000

Well, it is amazing to me that with recent admissions that there are likely a large number of leaky building still out there and not dealt with, and with a large number of people experiencing financial difficulties in these times, the Provincial Government has decided that it is not longer necessary to provide assistance to leaky condo owners through the Home Owner Protection Office. Also nice that they have lead people to believe that they were considering injecting more funding to help things out and then they announce on a Friday afternoon that the program is dead and the deadline for any remaining applications is that very afternoon. That is fair, lead people to believe that all will be OK and then cut them off at the knees with a couple hours notice. I am usually one to understand the position of both sides in most situations, but here I have to say I find this disgusting on the part of the government.

Government considers more requests for leaky-condo repair loans

keith — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:29:24 +0000

Hopefully the Government will make good on this. Read more here.

Insurance companies not honouring new leaky condo warranties?

keith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:55:38 +0000

Well this was bound to happen, just like any insurance or warranty, the providers will try and find a way out and if they can they will. Of course does this really mean they are doing something wrong, well that is up for interpretation. One thing is for sure, it is a bit scary. Read more here

Victoria Condo Owners Can’t Get Funding From HPO To Fix Leaky Condo

keith — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:10:57 +0000

Looks like the very office that was set up to help leaky condo owners fund the repairs to their buildings is falling victim to market forces. Seems that the funding they use comes from new home building which is down of course. So that makes sense, people that bought leaky condos that leak in part due to a poor building code, are now having trouble BORROWING the money to fix them. I guess if government can’t take some responsibility for a poor building code, why would they take any responsibility for helping the poor victims fix the problem.

Leaky Condos, Nobody Wants to Take Responsibility!

keith — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:02:12 +0000

Sorry to continue on the same theme, but there seems to be an endless amount of news around it right now.

Interestingly most of it coming form the Nanaimo Daily News. Anyway, in the article “It’s sick that leaky condos are still plaguing families” the point is raised that it is unacceptable that this problem has been going on for so long and still the government has not got a clear handle on it. I have to agree, but I also think we are all aware of the problem and know that it is still a large problem, so it comes back to Buyers doing the research before buying. If you were to buy a house that was poorly constructed and leaked later, there would probably not be an uproar about it.

Of course I know it is not that simple, there are people to blame, and those that should take responsibility, but this is the real world and we all know that things are often not as simple as they appear.

As well it is easy to say Buyer beware, but there area also all those that have been in the buildings since the beginning and al this is coming up now.

All in all, I am sure most agree that there is a massive problem here, and I think everyone including the government need to work together to solve it, rather than everyone trying to push all the blame ans responsibility around. Lets just come up with a plan of action and move forward.

Maybe the government should hold open forums like they did for health care, or something like that. Then a discussion that may be productive can at least be started.