Who manages a strata development and the strata corporation?
A. Under the Strata Property Act, the strata lot owners elect a strata council that manages the development and the strata corporation. A strata council may hire a manager to help it perform those tasks. See: Guide 3 (The Role and Responsibilities of the Strata Corporation); Guide 4 (The Role and Responsibilities of the Strata Council); and Guide 24 (What to Know About Contracting with a Strata Manager) .
A. The Strata Property Act and Regulations provide a framework for the creation and operation of strata developments. The legislation provides for strata corporations to operate and make decisions based on democratic principles. Under the Act, the strata lot owners elect a strata council that manages the development and the strata corporation. Many strata corporations hire a strata manager to help the strata council perform certain tasks. In addition to the strata councils role, some strata governance decisions require either majority, or unanimous votes by the strata lot owners. Strata corporations are also governed by any rules that they create, and by either the schedule of standard bylaws or by amended bylaws. The Act gives a strata corporation the ability to pass its own bylaws to provide for the control, management, maintenance, use and enjoyment of the strata lots, common property and common assets of the strata corporation.
