Question: When seeking renovation approval, can I vote on my own bylaw?
Answer: You can’t vote on it unless you disclose your interest and the rest of the committee say that you can vote.
Yes, you can. If you were asking for a minor renovation and it was the strata committee deciding and you were a member the strata committee or if you have a pecuniary (which means monetary interest) in a motion, you can’t vote on it unless you disclose your interest and the rest of the committee say that you can vote. Provided you did that and the committee said, “Yeah, you can vote on it”, you can vote on your motion as a strata committee member for a minor renovation.
This is because every single owner has an interest in a bylaw motion, or any motion that’s put before the owners Corp. Because let’s face it, it’s going to involve common property or money, or something that’s going to affect your rights in the owners coup.
You can definitely vote on your own motion, you just need to be financial. That’s the trick, make sure you’re financial.
This post appears in Strata News #575.
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