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Old 02-05-2015, 03:56 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by kod_mako View Post
I have a condo that has been vacant for a while now. I also run a small ecommerce company. I have two others working for me.

My plan is use the condo as a small office for the company. The only work we do is strictly computer work/phones.

I suspect eventually strata will ask if someone moved in (rentals are forbidden in the building) and might probe more into what is going on there.

I've read over the by-laws and I can't see any mention about restrictions on office-space like this, nor can I see anything in the BC strata laws.

Can anyone think of any issues the strata may be able to harass me with? I can see visitor parking being such an issue (which is fine, there's ample street parking) but I can't think of anything else.
If your strata really has a problem with it, they can make your life difficult and have leverage on the basis that you cannot operate a business without a business license, and you cannot obtain a business license for a property that is not zoned for it, ie a residential apartment.

I doubt it's a problem but there are certainly some legal reasons why you can't just run a call center in your empty apartment...

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