Consumers/Homeowners

• Homeowner Protection Office Service Plan 2002-2005

• The HPO has an information sheet explaining the 2-5-10 Year Home Warranty Insurance (Oct. 10, 2001)

• Licensing of Strata Property Managers: Regulatory Impact Statement (Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security - April 9, 2001)

• Information Sheets:

• Four-Step Approach to Managing a Major Repair, Chinese version

• Guide to the Homeowner's Reconstruction Loan Program   Chinese version

• Selecting a Building Envelope Consultant, Chinese version

• Selecting a Contractor , Chinese version

• Selecting a Lawyer,  Chinese version

• Financing the Building Envelope Repair, , Chinese version

• What is a Building Envelope

• Building Envelope Renovation Costs and Timelines

• Tendering the Building Envelope Renovation

• Strata Property Act: Responsibilities of Strata Councils

• As of August 1, 2000 notice of home warranty regulations take effect. Here is a one-page bulletin explaining the regulations:
  
  • Home Warranty Disclosure Bulletin  
  • Notice of Home Warranty Form 

• Managing Major Repairs - A Condominium Owner's Manual

• Buying a New Home: A Consumer Protection Guide - 2nd Edition 1999

• Options for Resolving Residential Construction Disputes

• Understanding Home Warranties: Important Information for Homebuyers

• Important Information for Owner-Builders

• Advice to Strata Corporations and their Property Managers regarding New Home Warranty

• "Managing Leaky Condo Repairs", a 30 minute video is available from the HPO for $10.  Call 1-800-407-7757.

Industry/Builders

• The HPO has an information sheet explaining the 2-5-10 Year Home Warranty Insurance (Oct. 10, 2001)
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• Building BC is a periodic newsletter for licensed residential builders, Building Officials and the industry.

• Important Information for Owner-Builders

• Discussion Paper - Implementation of Mandatory Warranty and Certification for Building Envelope Repairs

• A Best Choices Guide for Local Government - Land Use Planning and Weather Protected Buildings

• Technical Bulletins will be issued to licensed residential builders on a periodic and as needed basis in order to clarify items of a technical nature that might relate to building code interpretation, new technology, best practices and other similar matters.

Annual Reports and Performance Plan

• Annual Report Part 1 of 2 - 2000/2001                                              Annual Report Part 2 of 2 - 2000/2001                                                 Financial Statements - March 31, 2001                   
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• Homeowner Protection Office Performance Plan 2001- 2004

• Annual Report - 1999/2000
  Financial Statements - March 31, 2000

• Annual Report - 1998/1999
  Financial Statements March 31, 1999

Other Information

• The Renewal of Trust in Residential Construction, Part II, Volume Two - March 2000

• The Renewal of Trust in Residential Construction, Part II, Volume One - February 2000  

• HPO Presentation to the Barrett Commission of Inquiry into the Quality of Condominium Construction - September 1999

• The Renewal of Trust in Residential Construction: Commission of Inquiry into the Quality of Condominium Construction in BC - June 1998

Act & Regulations

• Homeowner Protection Act amendment (Strata Manager licensing)

• Building Envelope Renovation Regulation Amendment
  [B.C. Reg. 317/2000]

• Building Envelope Renovation Regulation
  [B.C. Reg. 240/2000]

• Highlights of the Building Envelope Renovation Regulation

• Warranty Disclosure Regulation
  [B.C. Reg 203/2000]
  • Home Warranty Disclosure Bulletin
  • Notice of Home Warranty Form 

• Notice to Mediate (Residential Construction) Regulation
  [B.C. Reg. 152/99]

• Consolidated Homeowner Protection Act Regulation
  [B.C. Reg 29/99]

• Highlights of the Homeowner Protection Act Regulation

• Homeowner Protection Act, 1998

Forms

• PST Relief Grant Program
• Reconstruction Loan Program
• Licensing & Warranty
• Notice to Mediate (Residential Construction) Regulation
• Notice of Home Warranty

Last Updated: May 30, 2002