Is a 3⁄4 resolution invalid where the strata did not allow all eligible voters and proxies to attend?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Day v. The Owners, Strata Plan VR 320, 2022 BCCRT 11 (CanLII):
28. In Shen v. The Owners, Strata Plan EPS3177, 2020 BCCRT 1157, a CRT member found a 3⁄4 resolution vote invalid where the strata did not allow all eligible voters and proxies to attend, and restricted the voters’ ability to choose a proxy, among other irregularities. The CRT member ordered the strata not to act on the vote results.
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