Quote (Xhekaj @ Oct 16 2023 03:52pm)

Studded nokian 10 is fuckin bomb, you dont hear them unless going under 20 km/h

im still rocking my studded hakkapeliita 7 from 2016 and they still going strong, doesnt miss a single stud

Quote (Killingyouall @ 22 Oct 2023 19:59)

If you can avoid it I would suggest to all of you. Never buy into a strata.... That is my rant and recommendation. Total shitshow.



My bedroom has been torn apart as a result of a water leak and there is damage elsewhere in the building as well.


The slope parts of the roof are the likely cause of the leak.


Nobody listens to me in strata meetings when I mention how costly water damage is and they scoffed at my idea of replacing the 20 year old roof before we ran into problems.

Furthermore I have been pushing for new balcony membranes for the balconies on the 2nd and 3rd floor for some time now before they began to fail. Well now one of the balconies has rotted out and needs to be replaced.

Somehow the 4th floor, which has had their balconies replaced and the first floor which has no balconies gets to vote on this matter? How is that fair?


The problem is they put issues of preventative maintenance up to a vote and the majority can not afford the repairs so they vote them down. I feel for people that are strapped but why would you buy into a building you can barely afford? You always have to expect the unexpected.

Now those same people grovel about the upcoming special assessments + getting the repairs done that were already needed. Now we get to spend way more money all at once because people were too cheap to just spring for the required maintenance before things started to fail.


Just infuriating. Waste of money and my unit, as well as many others are needlessly in shambles at a huge expense because the majority voted against a replacement roof and balcony membranes.

If you can't afford basic maintenance why would you buy into the building? Guessing there will be a couple who will have to sell their units because they won't be able to come up with the special assement levy.


Once again, stay out of strata if you can guys. This is utter shit.

Quote (Killingyouall @ Oct 22 2023 07:59pm)

If you can avoid it I would suggest to all of you. Never buy into a strata.... That is my rant and recommendation. Total shitshow.



My bedroom has been torn apart as a result of a water leak and there is damage elsewhere in the building as well.


The slope parts of the roof are the likely cause of the leak.


Nobody listens to me in strata meetings when I mention how costly water damage is and they scoffed at my idea of replacing the 20 year old roof before we ran into problems.

Furthermore I have been pushing for new balcony membranes for the balconies on the 2nd and 3rd floor for some time now before they began to fail. Well now one of the balconies has rotted out and needs to be replaced.

Somehow the 4th floor, which has had their balconies replaced and the first floor which has no balconies gets to vote on this matter? How is that fair?


The problem is they put issues of preventative maintenance up to a vote and the majority can not afford the repairs so they vote them down. I feel for people that are strapped but why would you buy into a building you can barely afford? You always have to expect the unexpected.

Now those same people grovel about the upcoming special assessments + getting the repairs done that were already needed. Now we get to spend way more money all at once because people were too cheap to just spring for the required maintenance before things started to fail.


Just infuriating. Waste of money and my unit, as well as many others are needlessly in shambles at a huge expense because the majority voted against a replacement roof and balcony membranes.

If you can't afford basic maintenance why would you buy into the building? Guessing there will be a couple who will have to sell their units because they won't be able to come up with the special assement levy.


Once again, stay out of strata if you can guys. This is utter shit.

Quote (Secksii @ Oct 22 2023 09:16pm)

You should get a seperate house insurance, that's what I did for my unit when these short minded ppl voted no lol. These painters or window cleaners fucked up and clogged the roof drain so it resulted in several units being damaged. So there was a huge fight going on with like half saying use the emergency funds and other half saying nope, we agreed that if water leak dmgs happened it won't be covered by strata funds cuz majority voted no.

Love it when they want it both ways and then get mad when they realize they dun fucked up.

Another fucked up thing is when some units don't attend or wanna be involved in the strata matters and give their vote to a specific strata member to decide for em.

Quote (Hizkuntza @ Oct 22 2023 09:36pm)

fun story - my brother used to have a condo in Surrey that had regular break ins. in one such instance the skid literally destroyed his balcony's bars. the strata fined him for makeshift repairs because apparently it was an illegal repair to common property, yet they also refused to actually spend anything to fix the balcony. don't think he ever paid the fine.

btw, it's also a leaky condo that had a cheapo envelope repair that urgently needs to be improved but again, strata doesn't want to spend the money because they "remediated" it even though the repair is blatantly inadequate.

he sold it after the balcony row, he sold it for almost 200K more than what he paid for 9 years prior. at this point I'm pretty sure strata is just running the building into the ground so that they can eventually sell to developers (cuz it's close to the new Guildford mall/towers).

Quote (Killingyouall @ Oct 22 2023 10:04pm)

I do have house insurance but doing everything I can to not use it so I can avoid premium increases and paying a deductible especially when strata is supposed to be responsible for "common areas" and the exterior of the building.

Being this short sighted is mind boggling to me. None of this should have ever happened. How can your strata vote to not have strata cover water damage when it occurs within common strata area lol....




That sounds just awful.... Good thing he is out of there with a profit. I would not be surprised if that is the plan. Every unitholder is entitled to a set percentage value upon destruction/disposal of the property. It's based on square footage and how many units are in the building.

In Pocco there has been some units in old buildings for sale bragging about a "Strata wind down" being in the works figuring the potential payout after being sold to a developer will be far higher than the purchase price. Weird world we live in. I am not trying to make a crazy profit on this place.

Bought it because I wanted a stable place to live. Now it's just causing me grief lol. Sadly with mortgage rates and the cost of living being so high I think a lot of apartment buildings are going to face a state of disrepair.

The costs have gotten too high for people to keep up with the maintenance but they can't afford to sell and go elsewhere either, so putting off maintenance and taking shortcuts becomes a popular way of thinking.

I would not be surprised if the special levy that comes from these costly repairs will force some people to sell even if they really don't want to.

Quote (Hizkuntza @ Oct 23 2023 10:46am)

ya a TON of people are home rich but cash poor right now. I'm surprised home sales in general have been very slow for years. I think once we get a flood of people renewing with the higher interest rates a few years from now the dominos will start falling.

Quote (Tear @ Oct 23 2023 11:45am)

not in alberta
homes are selling at ridiculous rates still.

we were looking for another rental property, but as soon as one comes up its got multiple offers on it within a day or two.

Quote (Subzer0isGG @ Oct 23 2023 12:04pm)

Yup. Neighbors just sold their place. 2g above asking price with no conditions after just one day on market. Lul. I renew mortgage next weekend. Fml

Quote (Subzer0isGG @ 23 Oct 2023 11:04)

Yup. Neighbors just sold their place. 2g above asking price with no conditions after just one day on market. Lul. I renew mortgage next weekend. Fml