Condominium rules consultation
Feedback gathered will help guide modern, fair laws to protect condo owners and support responsible governance of condominium communities.
Status: Under review
Ministry responsible: Service Alberta
Overview
There is a need for clear and modern legislation to support responsible self-governance of vibrant condominium communities and to protect owners of condominiums.
The Condominium Property Amendment Act (CPAA) was passed by the Alberta legislature in December 2014. Since then, we've been working to develop the regulations to bring more than 50 amendments into force.
It’s important to get this legislation right for the hundreds of thousands of current and future Alberta condo owners.
Timeline
We intend to bring in improvements in three phases.
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Phase 1
Phase 1 focused on new protections for buyers of newly built and conversion condominiums. Albertans were consulted in 2015 on:
- better purchase disclosures at the point-of-sale, including occupancy date for their unit
- realistic operating budget and estimated condo fees
- trust money safeguards
- cancellation rights for certain long term contracts entered into by the developer
Changes affecting condominum boards and corporations came into effect January 1, 2018.
Requirements for disclosures and trust money safeguards came into effect April 1, 2018.
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Phase 2
The second phase addresses how condo boards govern themselves, including:
- insurance requirements
- voting procedures
- reserve fund plans
Public feedback to inform the second phase regulations was gathered until Nov 10, 2017. This feedback is currently being reviewed.
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Phase 3
The third phase will establish a condominium dispute tribunal that is intended to be an affordable and efficient forum to resolve condo disputes between condo boards, owners, occupants, and other interested parties. Once available, it will provide a lower-cost alternative to the courts for condo owners.
This phase will include the determination of the tribunal’s jurisdiction and structure.
Phase 2 engagement
People who own, manage or develop condos were invited to share their stories and learn about the:
- context for the proposed condominium regulations
- potential policy options
- implications for condominium unit owners, corporations and other stakeholders
Open houses were held in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Fort McMurray.
Feedback from those open houses was to develop an online survey to further inform future changes. The survey closed Nov 10, 2017. This feedback is being reviewed.
Outcomes
The engagement outcomes will support the development of modern fair laws for condominium owners, developers, condominium managers, condominium corporations and others.
Input will inform the development of governance and insurance regulations, as well as separate recommendations about the establishment of a dispute resolution tribunal.
Due to the complexity and scope of the amendments, a staged implementation is planned.
Contact
Condominium Project Team
Service Alberta
3 Floor, 10155 - 102 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 4L4
News
- Stronger protections for new condo buyers (Oct 12, 2017)
- Have your say on new condominium rules (July 20, 2017)
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This information is collected for statistical purposes and future engagement.
The personal information is being collected and used pursuant to section 33(c) and section 39(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Questions regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of this information, may be directed to the Director of Consumer Programs at condoreview@gov.ab.ca.
Questions about the FOIP Act may be directed to the Service Alberta FOIP Office at 780-422-7326.