Bl - Friday, Septermber 7, 1984 - Nosth Shore News

A HOMES SPECIAL BOOK REVIEW
PUBLISHED IN VANCOUVER

New handbook tackles

““It as unfortunate but
true that there 1s prob-
ably more protection
for a consumer buying
a kilo of beef for din-
ner than there is in pur-
chasing a condominium
worth tens, or hun-
dreds of thousands of
dollars.””

By MARK HAMILTON

That quote — from the
opemng pages of Gerry
Fanaken’s book Understan-
ding the Condommmunm
Conoept: (A Handbook for
B.C.) — says much abou
both the reasoms behumd the
self-publsiked propont and
the meed for such a pubhca-
uon.

To all appearamces.

Fanaken delivers.
Through the 114 pages of
Understanding the Con-

dominium Comcept.
Famaken touches om cvery
aspect of the housame alteq-
nanve, with Chapters emitted
Buying a New Con-
domimum, Buyimg a Used

through the Iso ro a fumal.
detailed took at the hrstory

We have the expertise lo assist you

GRACE WISE

Morigage Development Manager
1120 Marine Drive
North Vancouver, BC

1120 Marine Drive, North Vancouver

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of B.C.’s legislation covering
condominiums and a closing
commentary.

Faneken, president of
Vancouver Condominium
Services Ltd., a property
management, leasing and
real estate brokering firm,
has owned and lived in con-
dos for the past 10 years and
has lectured on con-
dominium administration in
B.C., Ontario and the U.S.

His business ties with the
subject are reflected in his
prose and use of words, but
overall the attempt to make
a sometimes complex situa-
tion understandable has been
successful.

If there ts a minor
weakness in the book it ts
that, unlike other = similar
publications (for example,
the International Self-
Counsel Press publications
on business and law), there
are no diagrams or graphics
to break up the pages of type
and make it an easy book to
browse through.

That weakness is

more
than overcome with = the
wealth of information § the
book contains, however.

And the information is prac-
tical information for those
who already own a con-
dominium or for those con-

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condominium questions

.sidering purchasing one.
Fanaken not only defines the
terms, he takes pains to in-
vestigate the whole range of
questions assocrated with
condominium ownership,
from the legal aspects to the
range of rules and bylaws
that affect everyday life in a
condominium.

The book lives up to its
subtitle — A Handbook for
B.C. — in its advice to con-
dominium owners on
establishing bylaws, forming
strata councils, carrying out
meetings, and insurance,
repairs and maintenance.

**The intent of this book is
to provide the reader with an
examination of the common
problems facing strata cor-
porations, their owners and
councillors,’” Fanaken writes
in his introduction.

Understanding the
Condominium Concept:
(A Handbook for B.C.) is
written by Gerry Fanaken
and published by Van-
couver Condominium
Services Ltd., 1967A
West Broadway, Van-
couver, B.C. V6J 12Z3.
The 114-page book, with
an 8.5 by 11 inch page
size and paper cover is
available at that address.
No list price is given,)

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PHILLIPS 96-9321

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