51 Reconsideration Of Resolution Passed By 3/4 Vote

• 51 (1) This section applies only if a resolution required to be passed by a 3/4 vote is passed at an annual or special general meeting by persons holding less than 50% of the strata corporation’s votes.
• (2) The strata corporation must not take any action to implement a resolution referred to in subsection (1) for one week following the vote unless there are reasonable grounds to believe that immediate action is necessary to ensure safety or prevent significant loss or damage.
• (3) Within the one week following the vote, persons holding at least 25% of the strata corporation’s votes may, by written demand, require that the strata corporation hold a special general meeting to reconsider the resolution.
• (4) The demand must be signed by each person making it.
• (5) After receiving a demand for a special general meeting under subsection (3), the strata corporation must not take any action to implement the resolution unless there are reasonable grounds to believe that immediate action is necessary to ensure safety or prevent significant loss or damage.
• (6) The strata corporation must hold the special general meeting within 4 weeks after the demand is given to the strata corporation.
• (7) The president of the council may call the special general meeting without holding a council meeting.
• (8) At the special general meeting, the resolution to be reconsidered is the first item on the agenda and must be dealt with before consideration of any other matter about which notice has been given.
• (9) Despite any other provision of this Act, the regulations or the bylaws, if a quorum is not present within 1/2 hour of the start of the special general meeting, the meeting must not proceed.
• (10) The resolution stands and may be implemented only if one of the following conditions is met:

• (a) a demand for reconsideration is not made under this section;
• (b) the resolution is approved by a 3/4 vote at the special general meeting held under this section;
• (c) the meeting held under this section does not proceed for lack of a quorum as set out in subsection (9).

• (11) The resolution may be presented for reconsideration under this section only once.

1998-43-51, effective July 1, 2000 (B.C. Reg. 43/2000); 1999-21-11, effective July 1, 2000 (B.C. Reg. 43/2000).