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01-27-2015, 10:28 AM
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| Home office in Condo- Strata complications?
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.
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01-27-2015, 10:38 AM
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#2 | | The Brown Reason
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01-27-2015, 12:22 PM
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#3 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Just say you're living there and you have friends over everyday.
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02-05-2015, 10:41 AM
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#4 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Just say its a bachelors pad for when you need to get away from your bitch of a wife and do some hookers & blow.
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02-05-2015, 03:56 PM
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#5 | | Old School RS
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Originally Posted by kod_mako  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...
Mark
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04-22-2015, 02:18 PM
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#6 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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I'm doing something similar already,so just kinda curious as to whats the worst that can happen??
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04-22-2015, 07:45 PM
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#7 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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What he said.... Quote:
Originally Posted by lowside67 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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04-22-2015, 07:50 PM
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#8 | | MiX iT Up!
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Originally Posted by kod_mako 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.
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04-23-2015, 08:08 AM
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#9 | | I told him no, what y'all do?
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Originally Posted by lowside67 you cannot obtain a business license for a property that is not zoned for it, ie a residential apartment. | so small companies that work out of their garage or basement are doing so illegally because their property is residential and not zoned for commercial?
or are you soley referring to a condo. b/c i've seen small contractors working out of their truck that have their business address as a house when you street view the "company address"
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04-23-2015, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by GLOW so small companies that work out of their garage or basement are doing so illegally because their property is residential and not zoned for commercial?
or are you soley referring to a condo. b/c i've seen small contractors working out of their truck that have their business address as a house when you street view the "company address" |
My thoughts as well. And also I've been writing off part of my rent as a business expense
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