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By Liam Verster

Strata Property Act

Regional realtors call for review of the strata legislation

Feb 12, 2026 | 6:02 AM

The Association of Interior Realtors (AoIR) has issued a call for a review of the legislation that guides stratas.

The AoIR said the demand for smaller, more affordable housing has grown in B.C., with current estimates of the number of British Columbians living in strata housing around the 1.5-million mark.

With more and more people living in strata homes, the AoIR said the province should be reviewing the Strata Property Act. The agency also said the province should be increasing education for strata councils so people better understand related documents and the issues that can come with those such as disputing costs, long wait times, and incomplete packages.

“Meaningful reform must begin with a full review of the Strata Property Act,” Seth Scott, AOIR Director of Government Relations and Communications, said.

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“Realtors work with strata corporations and documents every day, and modernizing the legislation is essential to ensuring buyers are able to continue having accurate, reliable, and accessible information.”

The AoIR and the B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) issued a joint letter to the B.C. Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs highlighting these concerns and calling for the review, adding the act had not undergone a comprehensive legislative review for more than 25 years.

“The legislation requires significant updates to ensure that document delivery timelines are manageable, and that rush fees are fair and transparent across the province,” Scott noted.

Additionally, the BCREA has also proposed to create a mandatory training system to empower strata council members to make informed financial decisions, maintain buildings proactively, and resolve disputes with fairness and consistency.

“Civil Rights Tribunal decisions in B.C. repeatedly surface preventable governance failures with uneven bylaw enforcement, deferred maintenance, and misuse of insurance,” Jasroop Gosal, BCREA Government Relations Manager, said.

“It’s time to fix this with mandatory, no‑cost, multilingual strata council training that sets clear competencies and publicly registers certified council members. Backed by continuing education and government oversight, this evidence‑based approach will stabilize reserve planning and rebuild trust in strata governance.”