Narcotics sniffer dog sweep at condo?
 

Recently moved to a newly built condo and there was a notice informing that a private company has been hired to have a narcotics sniffer dog sweep all the publicly accessible parts of the building.

What is the point to this and is this a normal occurrence by FSResdential? Could the strata even do something if the dog smelled something in the hallway? I personally don't do drugs but I'm sure the dog will get hits of weed on most floors. Seems like a waste of budget to me.

Can't say I have ever heard of that before, maybe the building is having issues with drug dealers? That being said even if the dog found something it doesn't give them the right to enter the condo.

My colleague brought this up last week, she probs lives in the same condo lol

LOL the perks of living across the street from burnaby.

If the dog finds something in these areas, what is the next step? What can the landlord do while not trampling on civil liberties/tenant rights?

If i was paying strata fee's id be fucking choked money is going towards this shit, unless it's been like a chronic drug dealer problem and not some strata on a rampage

Never heard of that before.

Have they had grow-op problems?

Lol literally just heard about this from a coworker about his building (likely same building). Sounds weird, so if they sniff your apartment and find a dime bag of weed then what?

They won't be sniffing your unit.
They are only allowed to sniff common areas, like the lobby and the hallways of each floor.

And even if the dog pick's something up, that isn't enough to go to the police to investigate, I think. It would take a lot more than that to get a warrant to enter the unit.

OOH YEAH!

what is the point of that. who stashed their drugs in the common area? :badpokerface:

Yup. Very curious to see what happens after the sniffer dog goes through the building.

In the elevator in our building, we found 10+ bottles (empties and some half full/full) of booze stashed in the shelf that houses the light fixtures. I guess someone wanted to drink without their SO finding out. Now the council president keeps checking weekly and throws out whatever bottles he finds.

Same thing with my apartment too, where the strata council approved a dog sweep. Here is the email. Notice that they also say that smoking weed within your unit is also a violation.

Blazers are gonna blaze. I still don't see how this would deter anyone unless you are clearly seen on a surveillance video doing so. If a dog smells the door of a unit and singles it out does the Strata now have probable cause to enter? Even with notice? I get that weed smoke is troublesome for strata's and those who do not partake and the smell would be annoying to those same people but how does one go about enforcing it? The rules are going to get a lot tighter when it becomes legal next year so perhaps these are just the preliminary steps that are being taken.

Dealers may stash product in the lobby and have their customers wait for someone to enter to gain access and then pick up their purchase in the agreed spot. Perhaps it leaves a gap from drop off to pick up and thus preventing a trafficking charge conviction.

I"d be more concern about Airbnb and whore house micros than someone smoking a joint. These strata run by old aunties soccer moms or something?

Once weed is legal i dont think stratas are going to have a leg to stand on in enforcement of weed smoke.

Tobacco and Pets are legal. Doesn't stop Stratas from banning either of those

:duh: this should be the more of a concern.

Everyone gets their panties in a knot over someone smoking pot inside their dwelling but somehow giving your keys to random strangers every week (Airbnb) is less of a concern to many over pot.

If you own your unit however, there isn't very much recourse you can take to stop it. Pets are one thing because they are coming and going through common areas, parkades, etc

Besides getting fined over and over again it's going to be a hell of a court battle to ever take actual action on it.

Do buildings actually have a complete smoking ban even inside a residents unit? Only lived in one apartment building but I don't ever recall seeing an outright ban on smoking in most buildings

My mom's building requires all smokers to be on their patio, there is no smoking inside the units at all. She owns the suite, but would be fined something like $1500 if she was found to be breaking the strata rule.

I may be wrong but almost certain strata doesn't have the power to dish out fines like that.

I don't remember the exact number, I just remember it was really ridiculous.

I think power yes but balls to do it no.

Some buildings it's the opposite with the proximity to neighbors smoke inevitably ends up inside if you have your windows open.