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I own a condo in west Edmonton and for just about as long as I can remember, the board has collected a security deposit to protect against damage done to common areas during move-ins and move-outs. No problem.
Now the board has informed owners that effective immediately, on top of the deposit, they'll also be assessing a $150 supervision fee. What this means is when a tenant moves in, I'll need to pay a board member $150 to supervise the move-in through common areas so that damage caused by my new tenants will be deducted from the deposit. Same thing when they move-out. What this means is that turning over tenants would cost me an additional $300. Failure to comply with this rule will lead to a fine.
My understanding is that the board can implement a policy as it sees
fit. For instance, it could decide that the laundry room will be locked
daily from this time to that time.
But the levying of a fine
would necessitate a bylaw being broken and if there's no current bylaw
to support their position (there isn't), the issuing of a fine is
largely meaningless.
My question: Can the board implement this rule without a special resolution?
Now the board has informed owners that effective immediately, on top of the deposit, they'll also be assessing a $150 supervision fee. What this means is when a tenant moves in, I'll need to pay a board member $150 to supervise the move-in through common areas so that damage caused by my new tenants will be deducted from the deposit. Same thing when they move-out. What this means is that turning over tenants would cost me an additional $300. Failure to comply with this rule will lead to a fine.
My understanding is that the board can implement a policy as it sees
fit. For instance, it could decide that the laundry room will be locked
daily from this time to that time.
But the levying of a fine
would necessitate a bylaw being broken and if there's no current bylaw
to support their position (there isn't), the issuing of a fine is
largely meaningless.
My question: Can the board implement this rule without a special resolution?