How a strata council actually works in a small multiplex
In a strata with fewer than four lots, there's no election, every owner sits on the council automatically. That single rule shapes how fast a triplex or fourplex strata can move, and how much a disagreement can slow it down.
Trent Praski · August 30, 2026 · 7 min
Strata vs freehold multiplex ownership in Surrey
Surrey's houseplex program sets clear rules for lot width and lane access, but the city's public zoning pages stop short of naming a fee-simple option the way Burnaby's do. Here's what that means for a Surrey lot.
Trent Praski · August 30, 2026 · 8 min
Strata vs freehold multiplex ownership in Burnaby
Burnaby is the rare Metro Vancouver city that writes fee-simple rowhouse subdivision directly into its zoning bylaw. Here's what that option actually requires, and when strata is still the better fit.
Trent Praski · August 30, 2026 · 9 min
Strata vs freehold multiplex ownership, explained
Strata and freehold are two different ways to split ownership of a multiplex among several owners, and the choice changes who sits on the strata council, who pays for the roof, and what a lawyer registers at the land title office.
Trent Praski · August 30, 2026 · 12 min
Strata or rental: choosing the tenure for your multiplex
Sell the homes as strata lots, or hold them and rent? The tenure you choose shapes everything from how many homes you can build to how the project makes money. Here's how to think it through.
Trent Praski · August 4, 2026 · 11 min
Build to Rent vs Sell: The Multiplex Tenure Decision That Changes Your Return
You can build the same 6-unit multiplex and either sell every unit as strata or hold all of them as rental. The building is identical. The economics over the next 25 years are not.
Trent Praski · July 17, 2026 · 6 min
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