Dear Tony: We have been advised that our strata corporation must now upgrade the parking garage to accommodate electric vehicles and charging stations, and that we must use our contingency funds to pay for the upgrades.
This is unfair to strata corporations who have been planning for building repairs. Two owners have come forward demanding we install charging stations. Do we have options?The strata property amendment act, which is Bill 22 currently in the legislature, has introduced a number of options and amendments for electric vehicle charging, electrification of parking garages and conditions for owners who wish to install single charging stations. None of the installations or conditions are mandatory.
The changes to common property for charging stations and electrification will only require a majority vote at a general meeting. There is no mandatory requirement in the legislation to spend contingency funds. How the funds will be authorized will be determined by the owners at a general meeting.