Vancouver's Real Estate Market

[stewie]

Originally Posted by buhdeh

Man, y'all really bringing up whiny ass bullshit like "what if I'm taking a shit when they knock on my door"? Smh.

I don't know why it's so difficult in Vancouver. Whenever I'm in my Toronto condo, condo security just escorts contractors to each unit with a master key. They place schedules weeks in advance all over the building and even flyers under every unit's door. It works fine and no one complains.

Also, reading about a strata hiring locksmiths to get into peoples' units is just... lol.

Whiny or not. Enter my place without my consent or a court order and I'll be calling the police for a break and enter. Imagine paying for a vacation with your family only to be turned around and denied at a border for having a break and enter pop up on your name. Care to risk it?

"The strata has a duty to give you written notice for access, and in the event you fail to comply with the notice the next step is for the strata to enforce the bylaw. Bylaw enforcement may be fines or a court application for access to the strata lot. Failing to grant access does not give the strata the ability to automatically enter your strata lot. Your strata lot is your home. You are entitled to the safety and security of your front door and the control over the keys and locks."

https://www.timescolonist.com/homes/...cess-1.1819058
Tony Gioventu is executive director of the Condominium Home Owners’ Association of B.C. Tony@choa.bc.ca.

^ I'll take his word over this matter than anyone elses.

[winson604]

As a person on Strata i'm so glad we only deal with 55 units of mostly families who live and work locally vs a 300 unit condo.

We just did our fire alarm testing a few months back as well as installing peep holes on a separate date and used the standard here's the date and time window. If you miss it you pay.

[68style]

Originally Posted by stewie

Whiny or not. Enter my place without my consent or a court order and I'll be calling the police for a break and enter. Imagine paying for a vacation with your family only to be turned around and denied at a border for having a break and enter pop up on your name. Care to risk it?

I don't disagree with your underlying argument, but what you described in this is a super shitty immature way of dealing with someone who's just trying to do their job.

Just nut up and be an adult.

[stewie]

Originally Posted by 68style

I don't disagree with your underlying argument, but what you described in this is a super shitty immature way of dealing with someone who's just trying to do their job.

Just nut up and be an adult.

I'm sorry we have different views as to what certain views of what and adult means in different situations. We live in a world where laws exist. I don't care what law is broken but nobody gets off freely. The person doing their job is doing it under the supervision of the strata who are the ones who should know what they can and can't do. If they don't know the difference from right vs wrong then maybe they're in a position they shouldn't be in.

Super shitty immature ways of dealing with someone who's just trying to do their job.... I've read many stories(I'm sure there's probably a few personal stories on here) of getting parking tickets from private parking lots and even showing up to their car that's time has been expired by only 2 minutes to see the guy writing out the ticket and refusing to reverse it.

I don't take any comments here personally or say this in a demeaning way but I can guarantee you there's events in your life where I would tell you to nut up and be an adult as well. What's insignificant to you might not be to me and vice versa.

[Great68]

Sure you can be uncooperative and stand your ground. It's not going to change the fact that things like Fire Alarm Verification needs to happen in multi unit buildings.

I guess the alternative is that your strata just fines the shit out of you until you comply, that they are definitely allowed to do.

[stewie]

Originally Posted by Great68

Sure you can be uncooperative and stand your ground. It's not going to change the fact that things like Fire Alarm Verification needs to happen in multi unit buildings.

I guess the alternative is that your strata just fines the shit out of you until you comply, that they are definitely allowed to do.

Yes. That is what I've been trying to get at the entire time. They're not coming in on their own free will with a master key or a locksmith if someone is being uncooperative. Fine the shit out of me and let me know every Monday the fire alarm inspector will be coming to specifically see me on a weekly basis. If I'm not there to allow him entry then call out service bill gets added on top of each other for me to pay. Put a lien on the place or whatever it takes.

Just to throw it out there - my strata president and another guy in the building have a key to my place and I have theirs. I'm not worried about someone coming in. Hell, half the time I don't lock my door when I go to bed. My place is like a giant old folks home. If they shoot me a text saying there's a change in plans and someone will be there a day earlier while I'm at work, go for it, you've got my keys.

I'm just doing this for arguments sake since I'm bored

[m4k4v4li]

Originally Posted by stewie

I don't take any comments here personally or say this in a demeaning way but I can guarantee you there's events in your life where I would tell you to nut up and be an adult as well. What's insignificant to you might not be to me and vice versa.

you clearly do

seeing your wife naked is nbd, I've seen it, not impressive

[stewie]

Originally Posted by m4k4v4li

you clearly do

seeing your wife naked is nbd, I've seen it, not impressive

...I know it's nbd but I'm in it for the money

I'm generally monotone and sarcastic when I talk. Most people can't tell if I'm joking or serious unless they can see my facial expressions. I usually text everyone since I'm able to use tons of smiley faces so they can easily tell what I'm saying etc.
Think of it like a fat chick who you're not sure is pregnant or if she's just fat so you don't want to go up to them and rub their belly congratulating them and instead end up fat shaming them.

[underscore]

Originally Posted by stewie

They're not coming in on their own free will with a master key or a locksmith if someone is being uncooperative.

From the sounds of that one strata agreement though, yes they will. Whether or not they're allowed to put that in there I'm not sure, but someone should be bringing that up when they're going through the paperwork when they get the place.

[Hakkaboy]

It looks like a lot of people are confusing regular annual checks, and "emergency checks", which I presume means that they are trying to figure out an active issue that just came up and trying to mitigate damage asap

[donk.]

Hello, is this the Vancouver real estate thread?

Sorry you have reached the first world problem page, please check back in a few days

[Manic!]

No one is going to be charged for breaking and entering when doing annual fire checks.

[68style]

Originally Posted by stewie

Super shitty immature ways of dealing with someone who's just trying to do their job.... I've read many stories(I'm sure there's probably a few personal stories on here) of getting parking tickets from private parking lots and even showing up to their car that's time has been expired by only 2 minutes to see the guy writing out the ticket and refusing to reverse it.

I don't take any comments here personally or say this in a demeaning way but I can guarantee you there's events in your life where I would tell you to nut up and be an adult as well. What's insignificant to you might not be to me and vice versa.

Your example makes no sense, parking expired even 2 seconds it's legit to get a ticket the parking guy is just doing his job too he doesn't have to reverse anything for anyone and nobody should be complaining about it. Not like there's not tonnes of ways to get out of private parking tickets anyway.

You're talking about trying to press criminal charges and therefore ruining the life and future employment abilities of someone who's just trying to verify your fire alarm still works because you don't think it's enough due process to you? Nevermind completely wasting the time of the police in the process?

I mean sure everyone has their things they care about... but I'd say you need to get over yourself a little bit here..................

[Ludepower]

Wasted 2 pages cause someone doesnt wanna comply with communal living rules. Go naked to your monthly strata meeting and vent there.

[Alpine]

Originally Posted by iwantaskyline

Im interested in a unit in Metrotown, 6 years old. Owner bought last November and is now selling. Unit is in great condition but the building does not seem to be well kept. Stay away?

Honestly the newer towers in Metrotown will NOT age well. They are owned & occupied by a very large contingent of people from China (I am chinese so I know what we are about) who do not give 2 shits about building maintenance. They only care about low strata fees and I doubt they have done anything other than the bare minimum in maintenance. Honestly, I would find a condo with a strata full of middle aged/older white people. Your strata fees will be higher but they will ensure that all proactive & required building maintenance is completed on schedule.

[westopher]

Originally Posted by Ludepower

Wasted 2 pages cause someone doesnt wanna comply with communal living rules. Go naked to your monthly strata meeting and vent there.

Yeah we might run out of internet soon. Better spend these pages wisely.

[adrnlnrush00]

Originally Posted by Alpine

Honestly the newer towers in Metrotown will NOT age well. They are owned & occupied by a very large contingent of people from China (I am chinese so I know what we are about) who do not give 2 shits about building maintenance. They only care about low strata fees and I doubt they have done anything other than the bare minimum in maintenance. Honestly, I would find a condo with a strata full of middle aged/older white people. Your strata fees will be higher but they will ensure that all proactive & required building maintenance is completed on schedule.

That's the truth right there. I used to live in a townhouse complex of 15 units with the majority of owners of Asian descent. Our strata fees were consistently the lowest among all the 4-5 other townhouse complexes in the neighbourhood.

I was on council for the two years I was living there. Every AGM, the council of four of us (all non-Asian except me but I consider myself very westernized) would increase strata fees to pad the CRF. And every year, all the other owners (all Asian) voted the budget down because they don't want to save up for bigger ticket maintenance items. Instead, what they have historically done is just do a special levy of thousands of dollars whenever some shit breaks.

I sold the place with a completion date in October... the last AGM I was at was September. Lo and behold the roof needed to be replaced and a special levy was approved. My portion was $6K and I had to pay that even though I was selling the following month. Fuck me.

[buhdeh]

Originally Posted by Alpine

Honestly the newer towers in Metrotown will NOT age well. They are owned & occupied by a very large contingent of people from China (I am chinese so I know what we are about) who do not give 2 shits about building maintenance. They only care about low strata fees and I doubt they have done anything other than the bare minimum in maintenance. Honestly, I would find a condo with a strata full of middle aged/older white people. Your strata fees will be higher but they will ensure that all proactive & required building maintenance is completed on schedule.

This so much. My building is literally filled with mainlanders (my floor is all Chinese - most do not seem to speak English). Probably leans more towards renters than owners. They absolutely do not give a fuck about the building and I'm actively trying to sell my unit before this place rots from within.

If you live in one of these buildings, get ready for:

- cigarette butts all over your balcony
- fire alarms every other day because these fuck faces love smoking in units / stairwells / hallways
- dog shit all around the building, piss in the elevators
- dumbasses parking in spaces that do not belong to them
- garbage constantly on the floor of the trash room because it's too difficult to push it down the chute
- jammed trash chutes because these idiots think you can put FURNITURE AND BOXES into the chute
- emails every month from the strata begging people not to pour grease down the sink
- people hammering the door close button on the elevator to avoid letting you in and having to stop on 1 extra floor

Not even joking when I say I've lived in downtown Toronto condos full of UT/Ryerson students that were more courteous and respectful.

Avoid Metrotown condos at all cost IMO.

[twitchyzero]

Originally Posted by buhdeh

- people hammering the door close button on the elevator to avoid letting you in and having to stop on 1 extra floor

[stewie]

Originally Posted by buhdeh

- people hammering the door close button on the elevator to avoid letting you in and having to stop on 1 extra floor

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

This instantly pops in my head

[twitchyzero]

model 3 included for new townhouse in south surrey

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2...-vancouver-bc/

[320icar]

A townhouse that starts at $1m? Fuck off with your tesla lol

[Gh0st]

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

model 3 included for new townhouse in south surrey

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2...-vancouver-bc/

very interesting! Do they really think people are that stupid not to know that the price of the Tesla is built into their asking price?!

How do people fall for these things?! Still, interesting, and worthy enough to be talked about

[buhdeh]

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

lol, huge contrast from say Japan where people literally held the door open button for me even if I was a 2 minute walk away.

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