Partners in Your Success
Advice from many sources can help you care for your property. Even if your co-op looks in ship shape, you can always learn something new.
Caring for Your Buildings
Housing co-operatives have just one valuable asset: their property. So it makes sense to take care of it.
A well-kept housing co‑operative has prouder, happier members who love their homes. It’s a place where other people want to live. And one that will serve generations to come, far into the future.
The catch is that maintaining your property takes planning, follow-through and money. Check out these resources on building maintenance, capital planning, curb appeal and more. This is your gateway to becoming a co‑op that you can’t help bragging about.
Resources
Project Management Guide
Agency for Co-operative Housing
Guide to Building Condition Assessments and Reserve Fund Studies
Agency for Co-operative Housing
NHS Funding Programs for Co-ops
CHF Canada
Electrical Maintenance in Residential Buildings
HSC
News
If Your Co-op is in Poor Shape, How Will You Know?
11 July 2019
The sun is setting on your co-op’s CMHC operating agreement. Did you know that, soon after, your co‑op will no longer...
Calling all MURBs!
28 May 2019
There's still time to take part in NRCan’s national Survey of Energy Use for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs).
...Better Buildings
Co-op members deserve a well-kept, attractive building that will last. Perhaps your co-op is underspending on the property. Or spending too much on the wrong things.
Find out how you’re performing, compared with others. Don’t leave your co-op stranded at third base.
Capital Reserve Contribution
Half of Agency clients have more than doubled their contributions to their capital-replacement-reserves since 2007. For 38%, per-unit contributions are up by more than $1,000 a year.