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1 week ago | 
theprovince.com | Tony Gioventu
'One of the dogs recently escaped its backyard and attacked a neighbour's dog'Published May 28, 2025 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It's best for strata to dialogue with the owner of an aggressive dog to deescalate the problem. Photo by alexei_tm /Getty Images/iStockphotoArticle contentReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected.
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1 week ago | 
theprovince.com | Tony Gioventu |Mary Beth Roberts
'I have five properties alone that notice should be sent out by June 10.'Published May 26, 2025 • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Tony Gioventu looks at ways to communicate with strata owners as strike talks pose notice delivery challenges. Photo by Getty ImagesArticle contentReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected.
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1 week ago | 
timescolonist.com | Tony Gioventu
Dear Tony: With the looming postal strike, again, how do we manage strata corporations that are not fully on email permitted notice? I have five properties alone that notice should be sent out by June 10, but we will be delayed and hampered by postal delays. In addition, we desperately need the meetings to approve the annual budgets, loans for insurance and levies to meet the basic financial requirements of the Act.
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2 weeks ago | 
theprovince.com | Tony Gioventu
They are proportional to the size of your strata lotPublished May 21, 2025 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The bylaws of each strata determine the methods of voting for a special levy, says Tony Gioventu. Photo by Getty ImagesReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected.
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2 weeks ago | 
timescolonist.com | Tony Gioventu
Dear Tony: We have an owner with two aggressive dogs. One of the dogs recently escaped its back yard and attacked a neighbour’s dog. While the dog was not injured, it did leave everyone quite shaken in our community. We have tried to convince the owner to keep the dogs inside their home when they are away, but they insist on leaving them loose in their back yard.
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3 weeks ago | 
pentictonherald.ca | Tony Gioventu
Best way to get rid of our neighbour’s untamed dogs? Dear Tony: We have an owner with two aggressive dogs. One of the dogs recently escaped their back yard and attacked a neighbour’s dog. While the dog was not injured, it did everyone quite shaken in our community. We have tried to convince the owner to keep the dogs inside their home when they are away, but they insist on leaving them loose in their back yard.
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3 weeks ago | 
theprovince.com | Tony Gioventu
Structural issues due to root encroachment a big issue for strata councilPublished May 14, 2025 • Last updated 13 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Tree and landscape management that relates to internal concrete structures, requires routine inspection and maintenance. Photo by Getty ImagesReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected.
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3 weeks ago | 
timescolonist.com | Tony Gioventu
Dear Tony: I am a commercial property owner of a strata lot in a mixed-use development. Our strata corporation recently defeated a special levy to replace our hot and cold domestic water where each unit would be paying approximately $25,000 depending on the size of the unit. Every owner registered for the meeting and received a voting card for each strata lot they represented issued by the management company and some voters had multiple cards representing residential proxies of other units.
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1 month ago | 
theprovince.com | Tony Gioventu
'The management company advised that our payment authorizations include fines for penalties and damages, so they applied my strata fines to fines without providing notice.'Published May 07, 2025 • Last updated 24 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Tony Gioventu advises a condo owner on how to proceed after receiving an unfair notice from their strata corporation's management company.
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1 month ago | 
timescolonist.com | Tony Gioventu
Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has a parking garage under a landscaped area between our three buildings. The landscaping includes patios, walkways, and extensive planting with trees that now exceed the height of our buildings. We have been advised the parking garage membrane has failed, which is obvious by the extensive number of leaks we have in the garage, and there is a risk of structural damages if we don’t replace the waterproofing.
