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https://twitter.com/HarshaWalia/status/1410429063513067521
High profile quote tweets
https://twitter.com/DarHeidemann/status/1411370127229022214
https://twitter.com/HarshaWalia/status/1411436792885092352
https://twitter.com/BenWoodfinden/status/1411479450890407936
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I have a small chest freezer on my balcony. Itโs about 20 cubic feet, smaller than many fridges and shorter than the railing on the balcony.
Nothing in the strata bylaws or rules explicitly states that I cannot have a freezer on my balcony. Or appliances in general. Only that anything on the balcony cannot reach higher than the railing, nothing can be attached to any part of the exterior of the building, and that nothing can hang on or over the railing. Essentially, as long as it stands on the balcony itself and does not hang over the balcony's edge or rise higher than the railing, itโs fine.
I recently got a notice from Strata, and they used a very specific line in the Bylaws to try to force me to remove my small chest freezer:
>An Owner must not allow his or her Strata Lot to become unsanitary or unsightly, in the opinion of the Strata Council.
My first reaction: WTF are they smoking?
First of all, I wipe down the freezer once every two to four weeks, depending on the season. I want the thing to last, please and thanks. There is no way that this unit could be โunsanitaryโ any more than a barbecue or patio furniture could (and those are permitted).
Secondly, itโs been there for more than half a decade. I am still digging for the purchase receipt, but I have photos from half a decade ago and itโs in those photos. Hell, it may be as much as eight years old. And itโs not like Iโm trying to hide it - itโs fully visible from the ground.
Thirdly and finally, even though itโs been quite a while since I last visited CHOA, the provincial association that overlooks and regulates strata corps, the last time I spoke to them they told me that anything that is objected to must be clearly spelled out in the bylaws - it cannot be opinion or conjecture, as that is open to interpretation.
So my question is: can a bylaw be written such that it relies on the councilโs interpretation to determine whether something is in violation or not and still be legal in BC, or would the bylaw have to be written very specifically, saying โno appliances on the balconyโ to be legal?
Is it common to cross the border and visit?
What is British Columbia's reputation south of the border?
Here in B.C, few Canadians would admit it but we're very jealous of Seattle's tech economy.
If so, how long after the shipping date did it take to arrive? My order and another near me were stuck in Illinois for a while, so I was curious to see if any orders had gotten here yet. We are way at the end of the rail network, so I am not surprised it is a long wait.
