Strata Property Act, s. 36

Access to records

Official text ↗ Checked against the official source on 2 November 2026

At a glance

Who may inspect: Owners, tenants, and authorized persons

“(a) an owner, (b) a tenant who, under section 147 or 148, has been assigned a landlord's right to inspect and obtain copies of records and documents, or (c) a person authorized in writing by an owner or tenant”
Deadline to provide records: 2 weeks; 1 week for bylaws or rules

“within 2 weeks unless the request is in respect of bylaws or rules, in which case the strata corporation must comply with the request within one week.”
Copy fees: Amount set out in regulations

“not more than the amount set out in the regulations”

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Official text

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Show the full text of Strata Property Act, s. 36

Access to records 36 (1) On receiving a request, the strata corporation must make the records and documents referred to in section 35 available for inspection by, and provide copies of them to, (a) an owner, (b) a tenant who, under section 147 or 148, has been assigned a landlord's right to inspect and obtain copies of records and documents, or (c) a person authorized in writing by an owner or tenant referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). (1.1) On receiving a request from a former owner, from a former tenant referred to in subsection (1) (b) or from a person authorized in writing by the former owner or former tenant, the strata corporation must, with respect to records and documents referred to in section 35 that, whenever created, relate to the period during which the former owner or former tenant was an owner or tenant, make those records and documents available for inspection by, and provide copies of them to, the former owner, former tenant or person authorized in writing, as the case may be. (2) On receiving the request of a tenant, or a person authorized in writing by a tenant, the strata corporation must (a) make the bylaws and rules available for inspection, and (b) provide copies of the bylaws and rules. (3) The strata corporation must comply with a request under subsection (1), (1.1) or (2) within 2 weeks unless the request is in respect of bylaws or rules, in which case the strata corporation must comply with the request within one week. (4) The strata corporation may charge a fee for a copy of a record or document provided under this section of not more than the amount set out in the regulations and may refuse to supply the copy until the fee is paid.

The same topic in other jurisdictions

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