What happens if owners don’t approve the annual budget?

If the owners don’t approve the annual budget at an Annual General Meeting, the strata corporation must prepare a new budget within 30 days unless a different timeframe is approve by a ¾ vote of the owners. 1
The new budget must be placed before the owners at a Special General Meeting and passed by a majority vote. 2

Until a new budget is passed, owners must continue to pay strata fees in accordance with the previous budget. 3

 

 

 

Notes:

  1. Strata Property Act, SBC 1998, c.43, s.104(1)
  2. Strata Property Act, SBC 1998, c.43, s.104(1)
  3. Strata Property Act, SBC 1998, c.43, s.104(2)
Oscar Miklos
Oscar Miklos is the founder and principal lawyer at Refresh Law in Burnaby and the founder of HousingGuide.ca. He regularly advises residential and commercial landlords and tenants, strata owners, strata corporations, property managers and insurance providers in all aspects of housing disputes.