HOUSING | Condominium Bylaws and Rules: 5 things to know.

• Date: 01 March 2021
• Author: Feng, Judy

Reading Time: 4 minutes

On January 1, 2020, revised condominium governance regulations came into effect in Alberta.

This article is part of a multi-part article series on Alberta's new condominium regulations. This article provides a quick summary of the top five things you need to know about bylaws and rules.

1. Schedule 4 for default bylaws

   When a condo corporation registers a condominium plan with Alberta's Land Titles Office, the default bylaws in the Condominium Property Regulationapply to it. These bylaws remain in force until the condo corporation repeals or replaces them by a special resolution.

   With the new condominium governance regulations now in effect, Schedule 4 of the Regulation is now the default bylaws, instead of the previous Appendix I. This means that if your condominium corporation had default bylaws in place as of January 1, 2020, the corporation is governed by the new Schedule 4 bylaws and not the old Appendix I.

   TIP | Not many condominium corporations are governed by the default bylaws. Most condominium corporations have already repealed or replaced the default bylaws. If you are not sure which bylaws apply to your condominium corporation, check your Condominium Additional Plan Sheet. 2. Timeframe for changing conflicting bylaws

   Condominium corporations could change any conflicting bylaws to conform to the Condominium Property Act and Regulation by ordinary...